Bāgalkot vs Bhiwāni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bāgalkot and Bhiwāni.
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 | Bhiwāni |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 9.20 | 87.83 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 19.70 | 151.87 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 1.20 | 13.48 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 0.80 | 2.26 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 95.00 | 8.84 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 136.00 | 225.62 |
| NH3(ppb) | — | 52.56 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bāgalkot averaged an AQI of 47 while Bhiwāni averaged 134 — a 87-point (185%) gap, with Bhiwāni the more polluted and Bāgalkot the cleaner of the two. On 1502 days when both cities reported, Bāgalkot was cleaner on 1443 of them; the average daily gap was 96 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bāgalkot peaks in January, while Bhiwāni peaks in November. Bāgalkot logged 0% Severe days and 96.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhiwāni was 0.6% Severe and 36.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bāgalkot 109 days, Bhiwāni 33 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bāgalkot has improved by 26 AQI points (35.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Bhiwāni has improved by 15 AQI points (10.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bāgalkot reached AQI 242 at Vidayagiri (KSPCB) on 2020-11-01; Bhiwāni hit AQI 471 at HB Colony (HSPCB) on 2019-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Bāgalkot spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Bhiwāni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 144, max 144).
Verdict
🏆 Bāgalkot has better air quality with an AQI of 20 compared to Bhiwāni's 193. That's a significant difference of 173 points.