Bangalore vs Tirupati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Tirupati.
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 Tirupati averaged 75 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Tirupati the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 499 days when both cities reported, Tirupati was cleaner on 428 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Tirupati peaks in April. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirupati was 0% Severe and 84% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Tirupati 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Tirupati has improved by 20 AQI points (21.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Tirupati hit AQI 263 at Vaikuntapuram (APPCB) on 2022-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Tirupati spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).