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Belgaum vs Tālcher

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum and Tālcher.

Cleaner right now: Belgaum (99-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Belgaum cleaner 259/367 daysYoY 20222024: Belgaum -36.3% · Tālcher -33.2%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Belgaum

Karnataka, India

Good

PM2.5: 12.2 µg/m³

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Tālcher

Odisha, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 65.9 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantBelgaumTālcher
PM2.5(µg/m³)12.2065.90
PM10(µg/m³)20.7072.20
NO₂(µg/m³)8.3025.60
SO₂(µg/m³)1.405.80
O₃(µg/m³)32.0019.00
CO(µg/m³)110.00508.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Belgaum averaged an AQI of 58 while Tālcher averaged 127 — a 69-point (119%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 367 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 259 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Belgaum peaks in January, while Tālcher peaks in December. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Tālcher 44 days.

Year-over-year progress

Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.

Station-level disparity

Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).

Verdict

🏆 Belgaum has better air quality with an AQI of 21 compared to Tālcher's 120. That's a significant difference of 99 points.

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