Bangalore vs Chittoor
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Chittoor.
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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Chittoor averaged 76 — a 2-point (3%) gap, with Chittoor the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 570 days when both cities reported, Chittoor was cleaner on 524 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Chittoor peaks in October. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chittoor was 0% Severe and 84.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Chittoor 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Chittoor has worsened by 5 AQI points (7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Chittoor hit AQI 348 at Gangineni Cheruvu (APPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Chittoor spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 72, max 72).