Bangalore vs Davanagere
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Davanagere.
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 Davanagere averaged 57 — a 17-point (30%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 1116 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 1074 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in March on average. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Davanagere was 0% Severe and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Davanagere 35 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Davanagere hit AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Davanagere spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).