Kolār vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolār and Tumkur.
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, Kolār averaged an AQI of 65 while Tumkur averaged 88 — a 23-point (35%) gap, with Tumkur the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 314 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 217 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kolār peaks in September, while Tumkur peaks in December. Kolār logged 0.9% Severe days and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolār 17 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kolār reached AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Kolār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).