Guwahati vs Kalaburagi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Guwahati and Kalaburagi.
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, Guwahati averaged an AQI of 123 while Kalaburagi averaged 49 — a 74-point (151%) gap, with Guwahati the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 1302 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 1018 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Guwahati peaks in January, while Kalaburagi peaks in December. Guwahati logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kalaburagi was 0.6% Severe and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Guwahati 105 days, Kalaburagi 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Guwahati has worsened by 14 AQI points (12.8%) from 2019 to 2024; Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Guwahati reached AQI 420 at Railway Colony (PCBA) on 2023-01-15; Kalaburagi hit AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26.
Station-level disparity
Guwahati spans 4 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 118, max 144); Kalaburagi spans 2 stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83).