Bangalore vs Nagpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Nagpur.
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 Nagpur averaged 104 — a 30-point (41%) gap, with Nagpur the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1844 days when both cities reported, Nagpur was cleaner on 1260 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Nagpur peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nagpur was 0% Severe and 60.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Nagpur 68 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Nagpur has improved by 37 AQI points (26.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Nagpur hit AQI 342 at Opp GPO Civil Lines (MPCB) on 2022-12-03.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Nagpur spans 4 stations with a 9-point spread (min 98, max 107).