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Chandrapur vs Chennai

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandrapur and Chennai.

Cleaner right now: Chennai (18-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Chandrapur cleaner 847/1489 daysYoY 20172022: Chandrapur -0.8% · Chennai -26.9%

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

Chandrapur

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 22.5 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Chennai

Tamil Nadu, India

Good

PM2.5: 11.7 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantChandrapurChennai
PM2.5(µg/m³)22.5011.70
PM10(µg/m³)32.5013.10
NO₂(µg/m³)9.8014.20
SO₂(µg/m³)13.5010.10
O₃(µg/m³)87.0056.00
CO(µg/m³)183.00308.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2022, Chandrapur averaged an AQI of 123 while Chennai averaged 68 — a 55-point (81%) gap, with Chandrapur the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 1489 days when both cities reported, Chandrapur was cleaner on 847 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Chandrapur peaks in March, while Chennai peaks in December. Chandrapur logged 0.3% Severe days and 58.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chennai was 0% Severe and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandrapur 37 days, Chennai 53 days.

Year-over-year progress

Chandrapur has improved by 1 AQI points (0.8%) from 2017 to 2022; Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandrapur reached AQI 500 at MIDC Khutala (MPCB) on 2017-11-14; Chennai hit AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14.

Station-level disparity

Chandrapur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 100, max 100); Chennai spans 9 stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90).

Verdict

🏆 Chennai has better air quality with an AQI of 20 compared to Chandrapur's 38.

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