Bidar vs Mangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bidar and Mangalore.
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, Bidar averaged an AQI of 85 while Mangalore averaged 61 — a 24-point (39%) gap, with Bidar the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 687 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 440 of them; the average daily gap was 32 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bidar peaks in January, while Mangalore peaks in February. Bidar logged 0.1% Severe days and 72.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mangalore was 0% Severe and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bidar 24 days, Mangalore 64 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bidar has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.2%) from 2021 to 2024; Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bidar reached AQI 437 at Naubad (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25; Mangalore hit AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Bidar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84); Mangalore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).