Belgaum vs Kolhapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum and Kolhapur.
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 Kolhapur averaged 100 — a 42-point (72%) gap, with Kolhapur the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 308 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 254 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Belgaum peaks in January, while Kolhapur peaks in November. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolhapur was 0% Severe and 46.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Kolhapur 81 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Kolhapur hit AQI 321 at Shivaji University (MPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Kolhapur spans 2 stations with a 19-point spread (min 90, max 109).