Bangalore vs Ratlam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Ratlam.
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 Ratlam averaged 113 — a 39-point (53%) gap, with Ratlam the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1922 days when both cities reported, Ratlam was cleaner on 1179 of them; the average daily gap was 45 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Ratlam peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ratlam was 0% Severe and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Ratlam 59 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Ratlam has improved by 19 AQI points (14.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Ratlam hit AQI 302 at Shasthri Nagar Ratlam (Lab) on 2020-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Ratlam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 103, max 103).