Kalaburagi vs Moradabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Moradabad.
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 Moradabad averaged 99 — a 50-point (102%) gap, with Moradabad the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 1246 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 1142 of them; the average daily gap was 101 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Moradabad peaks in November. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Moradabad was 2.8% Severe and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Moradabad 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Moradabad hit AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Moradabad spans 7 stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210).