Davanagere vs Gangtok
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Davanagere and Gangtok.
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 | Gangtok |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 7.30 | 35.70 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 9.70 | 45.20 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 6.50 | 8.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 2.00 | 2.60 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 35.00 | 112.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 153.00 | 461.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Davanagere averaged an AQI of 57 while Gangtok averaged 48 — a 9-point (19%) gap, with Davanagere the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 629 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 328 of them; the average daily gap was 25 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; Gangtok was 0% Severe and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Davanagere 35 days, Gangtok 94 days.
Year-over-year progress
Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Davanagere reached AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15; Gangtok hit AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16.
Station-level disparity
Davanagere spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Gangtok spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50).
Verdict
🏆 Davanagere has better air quality with an AQI of 12 compared to Gangtok's 60.