Bhopal vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal 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, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Tumkur averaged 88 — a 26-point (30%) gap, with Bhopal the more polluted and Tumkur the cleaner of the two. On 311 days when both cities reported, Tumkur was cleaner on 179 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Tumkur peaks in December. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).