Ahmedabad vs Kalaburagi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Kalaburagi.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Ahmedabad averaged an AQI of 117 while Kalaburagi averaged 49 — a 68-point (139%) gap, with Ahmedabad the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 1385 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 1229 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ahmedabad peaks in November, while Kalaburagi peaks in December. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kalaburagi was 0.6% Severe and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Kalaburagi 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ahmedabad has worsened by 52 AQI points (80%) from 2016 to 2024; Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Kalaburagi hit AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Kalaburagi spans 2 stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83).