Kalaburagi vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Tālcher.
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 | Tālcher |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 13.80 | 66.60 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 20.60 | 72.90 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 7.80 | 20.10 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.60 | 10.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 48.00 | 60.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 181.00 | 471.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kalaburagi averaged an AQI of 49 while Tālcher averaged 127 — a 78-point (159%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 851 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 665 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).
Verdict
🏆 Kalaburagi has better air quality with an AQI of 23 compared to Tālcher's 123. That's a significant difference of 100 points.