Belgaum vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum and Salem.
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 Salem averaged 68 — a 10-point (17%) gap, with Salem the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 348 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 201 of them; the average daily gap was 33 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Belgaum peaks in January, while Salem peaks in April. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).