Bangalore vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Vellore.
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 Vellore averaged 61 — a 13-point (21%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Vellore the cleaner of the two. On 303 days when both cities reported, Vellore was cleaner on 282 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Vellore peaks in December. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Vellore has improved by 10 AQI points (14.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).