Davanagere vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Davanagere and Prayagraj.
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 Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 23-point (40%) gap, with Prayagraj the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 757 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 704 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Davanagere peaks in March, while Prayagraj peaks in November. Davanagere logged 0% Severe days and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Davanagere 35 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Davanagere reached AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Davanagere spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).