Kalaburagi vs Noida
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Noida.
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 | Noida |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 14.50 | 67.50 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 21.40 | 134.10 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 8.90 | 34.90 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.60 | 17.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 46.00 | 48.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 191.00 | 554.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kalaburagi averaged an AQI of 49 while Noida averaged 182 — a 133-point (271%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 1428 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 1388 of them; the average daily gap was 155 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Noida peaks in November. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Noida was 8.9% Severe and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Noida 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Noida hit AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Noida spans 4 stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210).
Verdict
🏆 Kalaburagi has better air quality with an AQI of 24 compared to Noida's 126. That's a significant difference of 102 points.