Davanagere vs Gadag
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Davanagere 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Davanagere | Gadag |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 6.60 | 6.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 9.00 | 10.50 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 7.60 | 5.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 2.00 | 1.30 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 32.00 | 40.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 159.00 | 116.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Davanagere averaged an AQI of 57 while Gadag averaged 53 — a 4-point (8%) gap, with Davanagere the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 852 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 466 of them; the average daily gap was 21 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in March on average. Davanagere logged 0% Severe days and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gadag was 0.3% Severe and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Davanagere 35 days, Gadag 50 days.
Year-over-year progress
Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Davanagere reached AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15; Gadag hit AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Davanagere spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Gadag spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54).
Verdict
Both Davanagere and Gadag have the same AQI of 11 right now.