Korba vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Korba 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, Korba averaged an AQI of 67 while Tumkur averaged 88 — a 21-point (31%) gap, with Tumkur the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 502 days when both cities reported, Korba was cleaner on 339 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Korba peaks in January, while Tumkur peaks in December. Korba logged 0% Severe days and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Korba 83 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Korba reached AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Korba spans 2 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).