Kalaburagi vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Solapur.
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 | Solapur |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 13.80 | 13.60 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 20.60 | 22.30 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 7.80 | 6.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.60 | 3.10 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 48.00 | 46.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 181.00 | 150.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kalaburagi averaged an AQI of 49 while Solapur averaged 96 — a 47-point (96%) gap, with Solapur the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 1121 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 833 of them; the average daily gap was 42 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Solapur peaks in March. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).
Verdict
Both Kalaburagi and Solapur have the same AQI of 23 right now.