Chittoor vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chittoor and Prayagraj.
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 Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 4-point (5%) gap, with Prayagraj the more polluted and Chittoor the cleaner of the two. On 281 days when both cities reported, Chittoor was cleaner on 188 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chittoor peaks in October, while Prayagraj peaks in November. Chittoor logged 0% Severe days and 84.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chittoor 37 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chittoor has worsened by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2022 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chittoor reached AQI 348 at Gangineni Cheruvu (APPCB) on 2023-11-13; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Chittoor spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 72, max 72); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).