Kalaburagi vs Silchar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Silchar.
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 | Silchar |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 13.80 | 35.20 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 20.60 | 45.10 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 7.80 | 10.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.60 | 6.70 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 48.00 | 100.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 181.00 | 270.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kalaburagi averaged an AQI of 49 while Silchar averaged 52 — a 3-point (6%) gap, with Silchar the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 341 days when both cities reported, Silchar was cleaner on 180 of them; the average daily gap was 17 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Silchar peaks in February. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Silchar was 0% Severe and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Silchar 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Silchar has worsened by 11 AQI points (26.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Silchar hit AQI 89 at Tarapur (PCBA) on 2023-04-29.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Silchar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 47, max 47).
Verdict
🏆 Kalaburagi has better air quality with an AQI of 23 compared to Silchar's 59.