Kalaburagi vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi 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, Kalaburagi averaged an AQI of 49 while Kota averaged 131 — a 82-point (167%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 1406 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 1154 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Kota peaks in November. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).