Coimbatore vs Gadag
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Coimbatore and Gadag.
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, Coimbatore averaged an AQI of 66 while Gadag averaged 53 — a 13-point (25%) gap, with Coimbatore the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 480 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 317 of them; the average daily gap was 27 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Coimbatore peaks in November, while Gadag peaks in March. Coimbatore logged 0% Severe days and 90.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gadag was 0.3% Severe and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Coimbatore 32 days, Gadag 50 days.
Year-over-year progress
Coimbatore has improved by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2019 to 2024; Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Coimbatore reached AQI 279 at SIDCO Kurichi (TNPCB) on 2024-09-28; Gadag hit AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Coimbatore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 1-point spread (min 63, max 64); Gadag spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54).