Ahmedabad vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Ooty.
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, Ahmedabad averaged an AQI of 117 while Ooty averaged 58 — a 59-point (102%) gap, with Ahmedabad the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 605 days when both cities reported, Ooty was cleaner on 598 of them; the average daily gap was 103 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ahmedabad peaks in November, while Ooty peaks in May. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ahmedabad has worsened by 52 AQI points (80%) from 2016 to 2024; Ooty is essentially flat over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Ooty spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).