Kalaburagi vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi and Vellore.
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 | Vellore |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 14.30 | 5.90 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 26.60 | 7.00 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 4.70 | 4.30 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.50 | 3.80 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 64.00 | 62.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 159.00 | 163.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kalaburagi averaged an AQI of 49 while Vellore averaged 61 — a 12-point (24%) gap, with Vellore the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 220 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 117 of them; the average daily gap was 25 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; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Vellore has improved by 10 AQI points (14.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).
Verdict
🏆 Vellore has better air quality with an AQI of 10 compared to Kalaburagi's 27.