Bāgalkot vs Purnia
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bāgalkot and Purnia.
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 | Purnia |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 7.90 | 105.90 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 14.70 | 109.00 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 5.70 | 25.20 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 1.60 | 20.10 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 44.00 | 67.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 164.00 | 707.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bāgalkot averaged an AQI of 47 while Purnia averaged 133 — a 86-point (183%) gap, with Purnia the more polluted and Bāgalkot the cleaner of the two. On 857 days when both cities reported, Bāgalkot was cleaner on 826 of them; the average daily gap was 129 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; Purnia was 3.7% Severe and 33.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bāgalkot 109 days, Purnia 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bāgalkot has improved by 26 AQI points (35.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Purnia has improved by 163 AQI points (55.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bāgalkot reached AQI 242 at Vidayagiri (KSPCB) on 2020-11-01; Purnia hit AQI 460 at Mariam Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-15.
Station-level disparity
Bāgalkot spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Purnia spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 176, max 176).
Verdict
🏆 Bāgalkot has better air quality with an AQI of 15 compared to Purnia's 253. That's a significant difference of 238 points.