Kalaburagi vs Siliguri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Siliguri.
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 Siliguri averaged 81 — a 32-point (65%) gap, with Siliguri the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 1297 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 832 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Siliguri peaks in February. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Siliguri was 0.1% Severe and 61.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Siliguri 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Siliguri has improved by 39 AQI points (32.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Siliguri hit AQI 415 at Ward-32 Bapupara (WBPCB) on 2018-02-08.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Siliguri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 107, max 107).