Bāgalkot vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bāgalkot and Salem.
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 | Salem |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 7.90 | 12.90 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 14.90 | 15.80 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 6.20 | 17.10 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 1.70 | 7.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 40.00 | 30.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 175.00 | 243.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bāgalkot averaged an AQI of 47 while Salem averaged 68 — a 21-point (45%) gap, with Salem the more polluted and Bāgalkot the cleaner of the two. On 376 days when both cities reported, Bāgalkot was cleaner on 288 of them; the average daily gap was 32 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bāgalkot peaks in January, while Salem peaks in April. Bāgalkot logged 0% Severe days and 96.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bāgalkot 109 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bāgalkot has improved by 26 AQI points (35.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bāgalkot reached AQI 242 at Vidayagiri (KSPCB) on 2020-11-01; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Bāgalkot spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).
Verdict
🏆 Bāgalkot has better air quality with an AQI of 15 compared to Salem's 22.