Kadapa vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kadapa and Surat.
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, Kadapa averaged an AQI of 62 while Surat averaged 83 — a 21-point (34%) gap, with Surat the more polluted and Kadapa the cleaner of the two. On 405 days when both cities reported, Kadapa was cleaner on 325 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kadapa peaks in February, while Surat peaks in November. Kadapa logged 0% Severe days and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kadapa 72 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kadapa reached AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Kadapa spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).