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Kalaburagi vs Ujjain

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Ujjain.

Cleaner right now: Kalaburagi (26-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Kalaburagi cleaner 1178/1352 daysYoY 20182024: Kalaburagi -53.3% · Ujjain -38%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Kalaburagi

Karnataka, India

Good

PM2.5: 13.8 µg/m³

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Ujjain

Madhya Pradesh, India

Good

PM2.5: 29.3 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantKalaburagiUjjain
PM2.5(µg/m³)13.8029.30
PM10(µg/m³)20.6046.00
NO₂(µg/m³)7.807.60
SO₂(µg/m³)3.6016.00
O₃(µg/m³)48.0053.00
CO(µg/m³)181.00208.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Kalaburagi averaged an AQI of 49 while Ujjain averaged 116 — a 67-point (137%) gap, with Ujjain the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 1352 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 1178 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Ujjain peaks in November. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ujjain was 0.1% Severe and 33.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Ujjain 67 days.

Year-over-year progress

Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Ujjain has improved by 71 AQI points (38%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Ujjain hit AQI 500 at Mahakaleshwar Temple (MPPCB) on 2023-03-10.

Station-level disparity

Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Ujjain spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 131, max 131).

Verdict

🏆 Kalaburagi has better air quality with an AQI of 23 compared to Ujjain's 49.

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