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Davanagere vs Mumbai

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Davanagere and Mumbai.

Cleaner right now: Davanagere (32-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Davanagere cleaner 825/826 daysYoY 20212024: Davanagere +9.6% · Mumbai -4.1%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Davanagere

Karnataka, India

Good

PM2.5: 6.6 µg/m³

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Mumbai

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 17.8 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantDavanagereMumbai
PM2.5(µg/m³)6.6017.80
PM10(µg/m³)8.9042.60
NO₂(µg/m³)8.1010.10
SO₂(µg/m³)2.0010.60
O₃(µg/m³)32.0042.00
CO(µg/m³)159.00173.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Davanagere averaged an AQI of 57 while Mumbai averaged 93 — a 36-point (63%) gap, with Mumbai the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 826 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 825 of them; the average daily gap was 140 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Davanagere peaks in March, while Mumbai peaks in December. Davanagere logged 0% Severe days and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mumbai was 0.5% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Davanagere 35 days, Mumbai 58 days.

Year-over-year progress

Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Davanagere reached AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15; Mumbai hit AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15.

Station-level disparity

Davanagere spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Mumbai spans 29 stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151).

Verdict

🏆 Davanagere has better air quality with an AQI of 11 compared to Mumbai's 43.

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