Chittoor vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chittoor and Durgapur.
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, Chittoor averaged an AQI of 76 while Durgapur averaged 174 — a 98-point (129%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Chittoor the cleaner of the two. On 160 days when both cities reported, Chittoor was cleaner on 145 of them; the average daily gap was 106 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chittoor peaks in October, while Durgapur peaks in December. Chittoor logged 0% Severe days and 84.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chittoor 37 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Chittoor reached AQI 348 at Gangineni Cheruvu (APPCB) on 2023-11-13; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Chittoor spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 72, max 72); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).