Bāgalkot vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bāgalkot and Palwal.
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 | Palwal |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 7.90 | 62.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 14.70 | 136.40 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 5.70 | 19.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 1.60 | 10.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 44.00 | 66.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 164.00 | 503.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bāgalkot averaged an AQI of 47 while Palwal averaged 95 — a 48-point (102%) gap, with Palwal the more polluted and Bāgalkot the cleaner of the two. On 1461 days when both cities reported, Bāgalkot was cleaner on 1324 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bāgalkot peaks in January, while Palwal peaks in November. Bāgalkot logged 0% Severe days and 96.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bāgalkot 109 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bāgalkot has improved by 26 AQI points (35.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bāgalkot reached AQI 242 at Vidayagiri (KSPCB) on 2020-11-01; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Bāgalkot spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).
Verdict
🏆 Bāgalkot has better air quality with an AQI of 15 compared to Palwal's 125. That's a significant difference of 110 points.