Bāgalkot vs Ulhasnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bāgalkot and Ulhasnagar.
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 | Ulhasnagar |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 8.00 | 22.10 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 15.10 | 40.40 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 6.40 | 23.10 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 1.70 | 21.70 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 39.00 | 19.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 177.00 | 208.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bāgalkot averaged an AQI of 47 while Ulhasnagar averaged 117 — a 70-point (149%) gap, with Ulhasnagar the more polluted and Bāgalkot the cleaner of the two. On 485 days when both cities reported, Bāgalkot was cleaner on 451 of them; the average daily gap was 74 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; Ulhasnagar was 0% Severe and 46.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bāgalkot 109 days, Ulhasnagar 74 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bāgalkot has improved by 26 AQI points (35.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Ulhasnagar has improved by 10 AQI points (7.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bāgalkot reached AQI 242 at Vidayagiri (KSPCB) on 2020-11-01; Ulhasnagar hit AQI 319 at Sidhi Vinayak Nagar (MPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Bāgalkot spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Ulhasnagar 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 Ulhasnagar's 40.