Chennai vs Latur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chennai and Latur.
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 Latur averaged 83 — a 15-point (22%) gap, with Latur the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 351 days when both cities reported, Latur was cleaner on 233 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chennai peaks in December, while Latur peaks in November. Chennai logged 0% Severe days and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Latur was 0% Severe and 73.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chennai 53 days, Latur 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Latur has worsened by 7 AQI points (9.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chennai reached AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14; Latur hit AQI 241 at Sawe Wadi (MPCB) on 2024-01-04.
Station-level disparity
Chennai spans 9 CPCB stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90); Latur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 81, max 81).