Kalaburagi vs Tonk
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Tonk.
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 Tonk averaged 142 — a 93-point (190%) gap, with Tonk the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 291 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 266 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Tonk peaks in November. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tonk was 0% Severe and 28.200000000000003% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Tonk 11 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Tonk has improved by 14 AQI points (9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Tonk hit AQI 368 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Tonk spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148).