Mangalore vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mangalore and Sikar.
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, Mangalore averaged an AQI of 61 while Sikar averaged 139 — a 78-point (128%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 589 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 533 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mangalore peaks in February, while Sikar peaks in January. Mangalore logged 0% Severe days and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mangalore 64 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mangalore reached AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Mangalore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).