Belgaum vs Kolār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum and Kolār.
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 Kolār averaged 65 — a 7-point (12%) gap, with Kolār the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 433 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 239 of them; the average daily gap was 27 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Belgaum peaks in January, while Kolār peaks in September. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolār was 0.9% Severe and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Kolār 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Kolār hit AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Kolār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).