Chennai vs Sawāi Mādhopur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chennai and Sawāi Mādhopur.
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 Sawāi Mādhopur averaged 119 — a 51-point (75%) gap, with Sawāi Mādhopur the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 333 days when both cities reported, Chennai was cleaner on 219 of them; the average daily gap was 42 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chennai peaks in December, while Sawāi Mādhopur peaks in November. Chennai logged 0% Severe days and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sawāi Mādhopur was 0% Severe and 44.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chennai 53 days, Sawāi Mādhopur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Sawāi Mādhopur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chennai reached AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14; Sawāi Mādhopur hit AQI 328 at Sahu Nagar Sawai (RSPCB) on 2024-06-07.
Station-level disparity
Chennai spans 9 CPCB stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90); Sawāi Mādhopur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).