Belgaum vs Gadag
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum 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, Belgaum averaged an AQI of 58 while Gadag averaged 53 — a 5-point (9%) gap, with Belgaum the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 645 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 462 of them; the average daily gap was 25 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Belgaum peaks in January, while Gadag peaks in March. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gadag was 0.3% Severe and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Gadag 50 days.
Year-over-year progress
Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Gadag hit AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Gadag spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54).