Baripāda vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda and Salem.
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, Baripāda averaged an AQI of 121 while Salem averaged 68 — a 53-point (78%) gap, with Baripāda the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 341 days when both cities reported, Salem was cleaner on 271 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Baripāda peaks in January, while Salem peaks in April. Baripāda logged 0% Severe days and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).