Belgaum vs Mangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum and Mangalore.
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 Mangalore averaged 61 — a 3-point (5%) gap, with Mangalore the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 711 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 397 of them; the average daily gap was 25 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Belgaum peaks in January, while Mangalore peaks in February. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mangalore was 0% Severe and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Mangalore 64 days.
Year-over-year progress
Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Mangalore hit AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Mangalore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).