Chittoor vs Kadapa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chittoor and Kadapa.
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 Kadapa averaged 62 — a 14-point (23%) gap, with Chittoor the more polluted and Kadapa the cleaner of the two. On 399 days when both cities reported, Kadapa was cleaner on 282 of them; the average daily gap was 29 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chittoor peaks in October, while Kadapa peaks in February. Chittoor logged 0% Severe days and 84.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kadapa was 0% Severe and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chittoor 37 days, Kadapa 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chittoor has worsened by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2022 to 2024; Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chittoor reached AQI 348 at Gangineni Cheruvu (APPCB) on 2023-11-13; Kadapa hit AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11.
Station-level disparity
Chittoor spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 72, max 72); Kadapa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65).