Belgaum vs Bhopal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum and Bhopal.
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, Belgaum averaged an AQI of 58 while Bhopal averaged 114 — a 56-point (97%) gap, with Bhopal the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 435 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 384 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Belgaum peaks in January, while Bhopal peaks in November. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhopal was 0% Severe and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Bhopal 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Bhopal hit AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Bhopal spans 3 stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129).