Bangalore vs Nagapattinam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Nagapattinam.
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 Nagapattinam averaged 60 — a 14-point (23%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Nagapattinam the cleaner of the two. On 47 days when both cities reported, Nagapattinam was cleaner on 47 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Nagapattinam peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nagapattinam was 0% Severe and 91.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Nagapattinam 8 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Nagapattinam hit AQI 113 at Velippalayam (TNPCB) on 2024-12-16.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Nagapattinam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 60, max 60).