Chennai vs Jīnd
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chennai and Jīnd.
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 Jīnd averaged 126 — a 58-point (85%) gap, with Jīnd the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 1676 days when both cities reported, Chennai was cleaner on 1105 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chennai peaks in December, while Jīnd peaks in November. Chennai logged 0% Severe days and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jīnd was 2.1% Severe and 36.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chennai 53 days, Jīnd 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Jīnd has improved by 39 AQI points (23.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chennai reached AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14; Jīnd hit AQI 491 at Police Lines (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Chennai spans 9 CPCB stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90); Jīnd spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 158, max 158).