Kalaburagi vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Salem.
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 | Salem |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 13.80 | 13.70 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 20.60 | 16.40 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 7.80 | 15.30 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.60 | 9.30 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 48.00 | 37.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 181.00 | 240.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kalaburagi averaged an AQI of 49 while Salem averaged 68 — a 19-point (39%) gap, with Salem the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 189 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 128 of them; the average daily gap was 30 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Salem peaks in April. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).
Verdict
Both Kalaburagi and Salem have the same AQI of 23 right now.