Chennai vs Vrindāvan
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chennai and Vrindāvan.
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 Vrindāvan averaged 108 — a 40-point (59%) gap, with Vrindāvan the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 833 days when both cities reported, Chennai was cleaner on 431 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chennai peaks in December, while Vrindāvan peaks in November. Chennai logged 0% Severe days and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vrindāvan was 0.6% Severe and 43.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chennai 53 days, Vrindāvan 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Vrindāvan has improved by 53 AQI points (32.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chennai reached AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14; Vrindāvan hit AQI 475 at Omex Eternity (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Chennai spans 9 CPCB stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90); Vrindāvan spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 115, max 115).