Bhopal vs Davanagere
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Davanagere.
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, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Davanagere averaged 57 — a 57-point (100%) gap, with Bhopal the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 817 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 790 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Davanagere peaks in March. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Davanagere was 0% Severe and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Davanagere 35 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Davanagere hit AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Davanagere spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).