Kalaburagi vs Maihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Maihar.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Kalaburagi | Maihar |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 13.80 | 33.30 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 20.60 | 49.70 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 7.80 | 16.50 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.60 | 10.40 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 48.00 | 64.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 181.00 | 320.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kalaburagi averaged an AQI of 49 while Maihar averaged 59 — a 10-point (20%) gap, with Maihar the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 909 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 570 of them; the average daily gap was 37 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Maihar was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Maihar 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Maihar hit AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Maihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).
Verdict
🏆 Kalaburagi has better air quality with an AQI of 23 compared to Maihar's 56.