Baripāda vs Gadag
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda and Gadag.
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, Baripāda averaged an AQI of 121 while Gadag averaged 53 — a 68-point (128%) gap, with Baripāda the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 599 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 531 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Baripāda peaks in January, while Gadag peaks in March. Baripāda logged 0% Severe days and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gadag was 0.3% Severe and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Gadag 50 days.
Year-over-year progress
Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Gadag hit AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Gadag spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54).