Gaya vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Ooty.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Gaya | Ooty |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 55.80 | 4.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 65.20 | 5.00 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 19.80 | 7.00 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 12.00 | 0.90 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 63.00 | 32.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 335.00 | 130.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Gaya averaged an AQI of 110 while Ooty averaged 58 — a 52-point (90%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 605 days when both cities reported, Ooty was cleaner on 579 of them; the average daily gap was 123 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Ooty peaks in May. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Ooty is essentially flat over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Ooty spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).
Verdict
🏆 Ooty has better air quality with an AQI of 7 compared to Gaya's 93. That's a significant difference of 86 points.