Anantapur vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Anantapur 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Anantapur | Ooty |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 5.30 | 4.90 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 7.00 | 5.30 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 5.50 | 5.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 1.20 | 0.90 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 43.00 | 38.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 152.00 | 132.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Anantapur averaged an AQI of 69 while Ooty averaged 58 — a 11-point (19%) gap, with Anantapur the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 500 days when both cities reported, Ooty was cleaner on 305 of them; the average daily gap was 24 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Anantapur peaks in February, while Ooty peaks in May. Anantapur logged 0% Severe days and 90.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Anantapur 32 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Anantapur has improved by 1 AQI points (1.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Ooty is essentially flat over the same window. The worst recorded day for Anantapur reached AQI 191 at Gulzarpet (APPCB) on 2022-10-25; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Anantapur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68); Ooty spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).
Verdict
🏆 Ooty has better air quality with an AQI of 8 compared to Anantapur's 9.