Belgaum vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum and Gaya.
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 Gaya averaged 110 — a 52-point (90%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 760 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 719 of them; the average daily gap was 106 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).