Davanagere vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Davanagere and Kota.
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 Kota averaged 131 — a 74-point (130%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 814 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 790 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Davanagere peaks in March, while Kota peaks in November. Davanagere logged 0% Severe days and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Davanagere 35 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Davanagere reached AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Davanagere spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).