Belgaum vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum and Tumkur.
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 Tumkur averaged 88 — a 30-point (52%) gap, with Tumkur the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 480 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 374 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Belgaum peaks in January, while Tumkur peaks in December. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).