Chennai vs Kāshīpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chennai and Kāshīpur.
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 Kāshīpur averaged 106 — a 38-point (56%) gap, with Kāshīpur the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 344 days when both cities reported, Kāshīpur was cleaner on 182 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chennai peaks in December, while Kāshīpur peaks in January. Chennai logged 0% Severe days and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kāshīpur was 0% Severe and 58.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chennai 53 days, Kāshīpur 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Kāshīpur has worsened by 14 AQI points (15.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chennai reached AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14; Kāshīpur hit AQI 327 at Govt Girls Inter College (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19.
Station-level disparity
Chennai spans 9 CPCB stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90); Kāshīpur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 101, max 101).