Bāgalkot vs Bhagalpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bāgalkot and Bhagalpur.
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 | Bhagalpur |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 7.90 | 60.80 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 14.70 | 65.00 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 5.70 | 20.50 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 1.60 | 25.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 44.00 | 81.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 164.00 | 653.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bāgalkot averaged an AQI of 47 while Bhagalpur averaged 164 — a 117-point (249%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Bāgalkot the cleaner of the two. On 1054 days when both cities reported, Bāgalkot was cleaner on 1037 of them; the average daily gap was 149 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Bāgalkot logged 0% Severe days and 96.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhagalpur was 1.9% Severe and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bāgalkot 109 days, Bhagalpur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bāgalkot has improved by 26 AQI points (35.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bāgalkot reached AQI 242 at Vidayagiri (KSPCB) on 2020-11-01; Bhagalpur hit AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30.
Station-level disparity
Bāgalkot spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Bhagalpur spans 2 stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196).
Verdict
🏆 Bāgalkot has better air quality with an AQI of 15 compared to Bhagalpur's 104. That's a significant difference of 89 points.