Baripāda vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda 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, Baripāda averaged an AQI of 121 while Vellore averaged 61 — a 60-point (98%) gap, with Baripāda the more polluted and Vellore the cleaner of the two. On 240 days when both cities reported, Vellore was cleaner on 207 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Baripāda peaks in January, while Vellore peaks in December. Baripāda logged 0% Severe days and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Vellore has improved by 10 AQI points (14.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).