Chennai vs Jodhpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chennai and Jodhpur.
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 Jodhpur averaged 116 — a 48-point (71%) gap, with Jodhpur the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 2185 days when both cities reported, Chennai was cleaner on 1658 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chennai peaks in December, while Jodhpur peaks in November. Chennai logged 0% Severe days and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jodhpur was 0.2% Severe and 18.099999999999998% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chennai 53 days, Jodhpur 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Jodhpur has improved by 86 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chennai reached AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14; Jodhpur hit AQI 436 at Collectorate (RSPCB) on 2018-04-21.
Station-level disparity
Chennai spans 9 CPCB stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90); Jodhpur spans 5 stations with a 69-point spread (min 100, max 169).