Bhiwandi vs Kalaburagi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi and Kalaburagi.
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, Bhiwandi averaged an AQI of 108 while Kalaburagi averaged 49 — a 59-point (120%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 324 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 291 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Kalaburagi peaks in December. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kalaburagi was 0.6% Severe and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Kalaburagi 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Kalaburagi hit AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Kalaburagi spans 2 stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83).