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Aurangabad vs Davanagere

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Davanagere.

Cleaner right now: Davanagere (19-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Davanagere cleaner 664/714 daysYoY 20162024: Aurangabad -29.3% · Davanagere +9.6%

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

Aurangabad

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 17.4 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Davanagere

Karnataka, India

Good

PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAurangabadDavanagere
PM2.5(µg/m³)17.407.30
PM10(µg/m³)30.909.70
NO₂(µg/m³)11.006.50
SO₂(µg/m³)13.802.00
O₃(µg/m³)38.0035.00
CO(µg/m³)166.00153.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Davanagere averaged 57 — a 42-point (74%) gap, with Aurangabad the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 714 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 664 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Aurangabad peaks in January, while Davanagere peaks in March. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Davanagere was 0% Severe and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Davanagere 35 days.

Year-over-year progress

Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Davanagere hit AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15.

Station-level disparity

Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Davanagere spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).

Verdict

🏆 Davanagere has better air quality with an AQI of 12 compared to Aurangabad's 31.

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