Bangalore vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Tumkur.
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 Tumkur averaged 88 — a 14-point (19%) gap, with Tumkur the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 539 days when both cities reported, Tumkur was cleaner on 335 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Tumkur peaks in December. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).