Bangalore vs Bathinda
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Bathinda.
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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Bathinda averaged 102 — a 28-point (38%) gap, with Bathinda the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 2088 days when both cities reported, Bathinda was cleaner on 1296 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Bathinda peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bathinda was 0.1% Severe and 53.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Bathinda 54 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Bathinda has improved by 3 AQI points (2.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Bathinda hit AQI 405 at Hardev Nagar (PPCB) on 2018-06-16.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Bathinda spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 108, max 108).