Kolār vs Ranipet
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolār and Ranipet.
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, Kolār averaged an AQI of 65 while Ranipet averaged 75 — a 10-point (15%) gap, with Ranipet the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 40 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 28 of them; the average daily gap was 45 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kolār peaks in September, while Ranipet peaks in November. Kolār logged 0.9% Severe days and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ranipet was 0% Severe and 67.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolār 17 days, Ranipet 10 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Kolār reached AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18; Ranipet hit AQI 224 at VOC Nagar SIPCOT (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Kolār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Ranipet spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).