Kalaburagi vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Pune.
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 Pune averaged 97 — a 48-point (98%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 1286 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 1104 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Pune peaks in November. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).