Akola vs Chennai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Chennai.
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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Chennai averaged 68 — a 19-point (28%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 365 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 232 of them; the average daily gap was 36 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Chennai peaks in December. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chennai was 0% Severe and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Chennai 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Chennai hit AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Chennai spans 9 stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90).