Chennai vs Jabalpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chennai and Jabalpur.
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, Chennai averaged an AQI of 68 while Jabalpur averaged 106 — a 38-point (56%) gap, with Jabalpur the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 1531 days when both cities reported, Chennai was cleaner on 896 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chennai peaks in December, while Jabalpur peaks in November. Chennai logged 0% Severe days and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jabalpur was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chennai 53 days, Jabalpur 122 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Jabalpur has improved by 53 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chennai reached AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14; Jabalpur hit AQI 364 at Marhatal (MPPCB) on 2024-01-21.
Station-level disparity
Chennai spans 9 CPCB stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90); Jabalpur spans 4 stations with a 21-point spread (min 101, max 122).