Asansol vs Kalaburagi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol 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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Kalaburagi averaged 49 — a 96-point (196%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 1352 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 1132 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kalaburagi was 0.6% Severe and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Kalaburagi 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Kalaburagi hit AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Kalaburagi spans 2 stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83).