Coimbatore vs Kadapa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Coimbatore 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, Coimbatore averaged an AQI of 66 while Kadapa averaged 62 — a 4-point (6%) gap, with Coimbatore the more polluted and Kadapa the cleaner of the two. On 197 days when both cities reported, Kadapa was cleaner on 109 of them; the average daily gap was 30 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Coimbatore peaks in November, while Kadapa peaks in February. Coimbatore logged 0% Severe days and 90.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kadapa was 0% Severe and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Coimbatore 32 days, Kadapa 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Coimbatore has improved by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2019 to 2024; Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Coimbatore reached AQI 279 at SIDCO Kurichi (TNPCB) on 2024-09-28; Kadapa hit AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11.
Station-level disparity
Coimbatore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 1-point spread (min 63, max 64); Kadapa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65).