Bangalore vs Gummidipoondi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Gummidipoondi.
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 Gummidipoondi averaged 107 — a 33-point (45%) gap, with Gummidipoondi the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1036 days when both cities reported, Gummidipoondi was cleaner on 648 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Gummidipoondi peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gummidipoondi was 0% Severe and 59.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Gummidipoondi 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Gummidipoondi has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Gummidipoondi hit AQI 326 at Anthoni Pillai Nagar (TNPCB) on 2023-12-22.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Gummidipoondi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99).