Buxar vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Buxar 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, Buxar averaged an AQI of 141 while Tumkur averaged 88 — a 53-point (60%) gap, with Buxar the more polluted and Tumkur the cleaner of the two. On 173 days when both cities reported, Tumkur was cleaner on 123 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Buxar peaks in February, while Tumkur peaks in December. Buxar logged 0% Severe days and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Buxar 13 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Buxar reached AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Buxar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).