Bettiah vs Chittoor
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bettiah and Chittoor.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Bettiah | Chittoor |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 105.00 | 6.10 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 116.60 | 7.70 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 41.60 | 7.30 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 13.00 | 3.10 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 55.00 | 47.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 1389.00 | 212.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bettiah averaged an AQI of 127 while Chittoor averaged 76 — a 51-point (67%) gap, with Bettiah the more polluted and Chittoor the cleaner of the two. On 408 days when both cities reported, Chittoor was cleaner on 354 of them; the average daily gap was 101 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bettiah peaks in November, while Chittoor peaks in October. Bettiah logged 3.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chittoor was 0% Severe and 84.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bettiah 20 days, Chittoor 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Chittoor has worsened by 5 AQI points (7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bettiah reached AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Chittoor hit AQI 348 at Gangineni Cheruvu (APPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Bettiah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Chittoor spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 72, max 72).
Verdict
🏆 Chittoor has better air quality with an AQI of 10 compared to Bettiah's 251. That's a significant difference of 241 points.