Bangalore vs Kadapa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Kadapa.
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 Kadapa averaged 62 — a 12-point (19%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Kadapa the cleaner of the two. On 515 days when both cities reported, Kadapa was cleaner on 467 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Kadapa peaks in February. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kadapa was 0% Severe and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Kadapa 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Kadapa hit AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Kadapa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65).