Chittoor vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chittoor and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 39-point (51%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Chittoor the cleaner of the two. On 275 days when both cities reported, Chittoor was cleaner on 229 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chittoor peaks in October, while Rourkela peaks in November. Chittoor logged 0% Severe days and 84.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chittoor 37 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chittoor has worsened by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2022 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chittoor reached AQI 348 at Gangineni Cheruvu (APPCB) on 2023-11-13; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Chittoor spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 72, max 72); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).