Gummidipoondi vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gummidipoondi 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, Gummidipoondi averaged an AQI of 107 while Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 27-point (34%) gap, with Gummidipoondi the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 638 days when both cities reported, Gummidipoondi was cleaner on 370 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Gummidipoondi logged 0% Severe days and 59.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gummidipoondi 49 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gummidipoondi has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.1%) from 2021 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gummidipoondi reached AQI 326 at Anthoni Pillai Nagar (TNPCB) on 2023-12-22; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Gummidipoondi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).