Chennai vs Rāichūr
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chennai and Rāichūr.
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 Rāichūr averaged 106 — a 38-point (56%) gap, with Rāichūr the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 783 days when both cities reported, Rāichūr was cleaner on 409 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chennai peaks in December, while Rāichūr peaks in February. Chennai logged 0% Severe days and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rāichūr was 0% Severe and 54.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chennai 53 days, Rāichūr 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Rāichūr has improved by 24 AQI points (18.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chennai reached AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14; Rāichūr hit AQI 390 at Haji Colony (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Chennai spans 9 CPCB stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90); Rāichūr spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93).