Bāgalkot vs Bettiah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bāgalkot and Bettiah.
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 | Bāgalkot | Bettiah |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 7.90 | 105.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 14.70 | 116.60 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 5.70 | 41.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 1.60 | 13.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 44.00 | 55.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 164.00 | 1389.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bāgalkot averaged an AQI of 47 while Bettiah averaged 127 — a 80-point (170%) gap, with Bettiah the more polluted and Bāgalkot the cleaner of the two. On 779 days when both cities reported, Bāgalkot was cleaner on 746 of them; the average daily gap was 127 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bāgalkot peaks in January, while Bettiah peaks in November. Bāgalkot logged 0% Severe days and 96.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bettiah was 3.2% Severe and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bāgalkot 109 days, Bettiah 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bāgalkot has improved by 26 AQI points (35.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bāgalkot reached AQI 242 at Vidayagiri (KSPCB) on 2020-11-01; Bettiah hit AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Bāgalkot spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Bettiah spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173).
Verdict
🏆 Bāgalkot has better air quality with an AQI of 15 compared to Bettiah's 251. That's a significant difference of 236 points.