Bangalore vs Kolhapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Kolhapur.
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 Kolhapur averaged 100 — a 26-point (35%) gap, with Kolhapur the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 364 days when both cities reported, Kolhapur was cleaner on 223 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Kolhapur peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolhapur was 0% Severe and 46.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Kolhapur 81 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Kolhapur hit AQI 321 at Shivaji University (MPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Kolhapur spans 2 stations with a 19-point spread (min 90, max 109).