Guwahati vs Tirupati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Guwahati and Tirupati.
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, Guwahati averaged an AQI of 123 while Tirupati averaged 75 — a 48-point (64%) gap, with Guwahati the more polluted and Tirupati the cleaner of the two. On 496 days when both cities reported, Tirupati was cleaner on 439 of them; the average daily gap was 106 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Guwahati peaks in January, while Tirupati peaks in April. Guwahati logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirupati was 0% Severe and 84% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Guwahati 105 days, Tirupati 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Guwahati has worsened by 14 AQI points (12.8%) from 2019 to 2024; Tirupati has improved by 20 AQI points (21.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Guwahati reached AQI 420 at Railway Colony (PCBA) on 2023-01-15; Tirupati hit AQI 263 at Vaikuntapuram (APPCB) on 2022-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Guwahati spans 4 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 118, max 144); Tirupati spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).