Maihar vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Maihar 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, Maihar averaged an AQI of 59 while Tumkur averaged 88 — a 29-point (49%) gap, with Tumkur the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 369 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 302 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Maihar logged 0% Severe days and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Maihar 72 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) from 2019 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Maihar reached AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Maihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).