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Kalaburagi vs Mumbai

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Mumbai.

Cleaner right now: Kalaburagi (18-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Kalaburagi cleaner 1289/1408 daysYoY 20182024: Kalaburagi -53.3% · Mumbai -4.1%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Kalaburagi

Karnataka, India

Good

PM2.5: 14.5 µg/m³

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Mumbai

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 17.6 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantKalaburagiMumbai
PM2.5(µg/m³)14.5017.60
PM10(µg/m³)21.4041.60
NO₂(µg/m³)8.9010.60
SO₂(µg/m³)3.6011.40
O₃(µg/m³)46.0042.00
CO(µg/m³)191.00176.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Kalaburagi averaged an AQI of 49 while Mumbai averaged 93 — a 44-point (90%) gap, with Mumbai the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 1408 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 1289 of them; the average daily gap was 104 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; Mumbai was 0.5% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Mumbai 58 days.

Year-over-year progress

Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Mumbai hit AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15.

Station-level disparity

Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Mumbai spans 29 stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151).

Verdict

🏆 Kalaburagi has better air quality with an AQI of 24 compared to Mumbai's 42.

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