Anantapur vs Bāgalkot
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Anantapur and Bāgalkot.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Anantapur | Bāgalkot |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 7.70 | 9.20 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 14.00 | 19.70 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 0.70 | 1.20 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 1.60 | 0.80 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 88.00 | 95.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 125.00 | 136.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Anantapur averaged an AQI of 69 while Bāgalkot averaged 47 — a 22-point (47%) gap, with Anantapur the more polluted and Bāgalkot the cleaner of the two. On 668 days when both cities reported, Bāgalkot was cleaner on 543 of them; the average daily gap was 25 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Anantapur peaks in February, while Bāgalkot peaks in January. Anantapur logged 0% Severe days and 90.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bāgalkot was 0% Severe and 96.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Anantapur 32 days, Bāgalkot 109 days.
Year-over-year progress
Anantapur has improved by 1 AQI points (1.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Bāgalkot has improved by 26 AQI points (35.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Anantapur reached AQI 191 at Gulzarpet (APPCB) on 2022-10-25; Bāgalkot hit AQI 242 at Vidayagiri (KSPCB) on 2020-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Anantapur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68); Bāgalkot spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50).
Verdict
🏆 Anantapur has better air quality with an AQI of 14 compared to Bāgalkot's 20.