Bangalore vs Kārwār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Kārwār.
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 Kārwār averaged 55 — a 19-point (35%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 274 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 268 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Kārwār peaks in January. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kārwār was 0% Severe and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Kārwār 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Kārwār hit AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Kārwār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58).