Gadag vs Mangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag and Mangalore.
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, Gadag averaged an AQI of 53 while Mangalore averaged 61 — a 8-point (15%) gap, with Mangalore the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 917 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 640 of them; the average daily gap was 26 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Mangalore peaks in February. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mangalore was 0% Severe and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Mangalore 64 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Mangalore hit AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Mangalore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).