Bathinda vs Chennai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bathinda and Chennai.
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, Bathinda averaged an AQI of 102 while Chennai averaged 68 — a 34-point (50%) gap, with Bathinda the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 1761 days when both cities reported, Bathinda was cleaner on 939 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bathinda peaks in November, while Chennai peaks in December. Bathinda logged 0.1% Severe days and 53.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chennai was 0% Severe and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bathinda 54 days, Chennai 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bathinda has improved by 3 AQI points (2.9%) from 2018 to 2024; Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bathinda reached AQI 405 at Hardev Nagar (PPCB) on 2018-06-16; Chennai hit AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14.
Station-level disparity
Bathinda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 108, max 108); Chennai spans 9 stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90).