Bāgalkot vs Chandigarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bāgalkot and Chandigarh.
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 | Chandigarh |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 8.00 | 50.90 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 15.10 | 66.80 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 6.40 | 44.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 1.70 | 8.10 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 39.00 | 11.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 177.00 | 714.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bāgalkot averaged an AQI of 47 while Chandigarh averaged 153 — a 106-point (226%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Bāgalkot the cleaner of the two. On 1639 days when both cities reported, Bāgalkot was cleaner on 1461 of them; the average daily gap was 97 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; Chandigarh was 0.3% Severe and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bāgalkot 109 days, Chandigarh 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bāgalkot has improved by 26 AQI points (35.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bāgalkot reached AQI 242 at Vidayagiri (KSPCB) on 2020-11-01; Chandigarh hit AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Bāgalkot spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Chandigarh spans 3 stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150).
Verdict
🏆 Bāgalkot has better air quality with an AQI of 15 compared to Chandigarh's 85. That's a significant difference of 70 points.