Chittoor vs Kolār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chittoor and Kolār.
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 Kolār averaged 65 — a 11-point (17%) gap, with Chittoor the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 358 days when both cities reported, Chittoor was cleaner on 194 of them; the average daily gap was 31 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chittoor peaks in October, while Kolār peaks in September. Chittoor logged 0% Severe days and 84.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolār was 0.9% Severe and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chittoor 37 days, Kolār 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chittoor has worsened by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2022 to 2024; Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chittoor reached AQI 348 at Gangineni Cheruvu (APPCB) on 2023-11-13; Kolār hit AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Chittoor spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 72, max 72); Kolār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).