Kalaburagi vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Prayagraj.
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 Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 31-point (63%) gap, with Prayagraj the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 762 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 640 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Prayagraj peaks in November. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).