Bangalore vs Kāshīpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Kāshīpur.
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 Kāshīpur averaged 106 — a 32-point (43%) gap, with Kāshīpur the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 567 days when both cities reported, Kāshīpur was cleaner on 367 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Kāshīpur peaks in January. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kāshīpur was 0% Severe and 58.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Kāshīpur 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Kāshīpur has worsened by 14 AQI points (15.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Kāshīpur hit AQI 327 at Govt Girls Inter College (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Kāshīpur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 101, max 101).