Bangalore vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Raipur.
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 Raipur averaged 74 — a 0-point (0%) gap, with Raipur the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 731 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 501 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Raipur peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).