Davanagere vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Davanagere and Gaya.
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, Davanagere averaged an AQI of 57 while Gaya averaged 110 — a 53-point (93%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 1108 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 1063 of them; the average daily gap was 113 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Davanagere peaks in March, while Gaya peaks in January. Davanagere logged 0% Severe days and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Davanagere 35 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Davanagere reached AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Davanagere spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).