Bangalore vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Ooty averaged 58 — a 16-point (28%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 607 days when both cities reported, Ooty was cleaner on 573 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Ooty peaks in May. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Ooty is essentially flat over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Ooty spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).