Bāgalkot vs Kochi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bāgalkot and Kochi.
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 | Kochi |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 9.80 | 8.60 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 22.60 | 11.80 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 3.30 | 7.10 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 1.20 | 2.90 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 68.00 | 48.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 134.00 | 143.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bāgalkot averaged an AQI of 47 while Kochi averaged 91 — a 44-point (94%) gap, with Kochi the more polluted and Bāgalkot the cleaner of the two. On 1084 days when both cities reported, Bāgalkot was cleaner on 937 of them; the average daily gap was 44 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; Kochi was 0% Severe and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bāgalkot 109 days, Kochi 80 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bāgalkot has improved by 26 AQI points (35.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bāgalkot reached AQI 242 at Vidayagiri (KSPCB) on 2020-11-01; Kochi hit AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Bāgalkot spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Kochi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).
Verdict
🏆 Kochi has better air quality with an AQI of 14 compared to Bāgalkot's 23.