Gadag — AQI Trends
Year-over-year AQI trajectory for Gadag (2021–2024). Based on CPCB station data, 2016–present.
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Gadag — annual AQI 2021–2024
Year × month heatmap
Worst single days on record
- 2022-12-10Panchal Nagar (KSPCB)500
- 2023-05-23Panchal Nagar (KSPCB)460
- 2023-01-30Panchal Nagar (KSPCB)455
- 2021-04-05Panchal Nagar (KSPCB)370
- 2023-02-05Panchal Nagar (KSPCB)328
- 2022-01-13Panchal Nagar (KSPCB)328
- 2022-12-08Panchal Nagar (KSPCB)315
- 2022-11-29Panchal Nagar (KSPCB)294
- 2022-12-09Panchal Nagar (KSPCB)176
- 2024-05-22Panchal Nagar (KSPCB)158
What the numbers say
Overview
Gadag's AQI moved from 43 in 2021 to 53 in 2024 — a rise of 23.3% over 3 years. The long-run trend is worsening, with a regression slope of 2.9 AQI points per year.
The data story
The worst recorded year in Gadag was 2022 at AQI 60, while the best was 2021 at AQI 43. The city has posted 0.8% of all measured days above AQI 200 (the Poor threshold), and its worst recorded single day hit 500 on 10 Dec 2022.
Why this pattern
A worsening trend in Gadag typically reflects rapid urbanisation, vehicle fleet growth outpacing Bharat Stage VI emission benefits, expanding industrial activity, and in some cases new construction dust. The data points the finger at what policy needs to target next: year-round baseline emissions, not just the winter peak.
What to do with this
For planners and residents, the trend matters as much as today's number. A worsening city needs aggressive source control and personal protection investments like indoor purifiers. An improving city rewards continued policy pressure but still requires caution during peak months. Use the live AQI page for day-to-day decisions and this chart for multi-year context. Year-over-year change of more than 10% in either direction is typically real signal, not noise.