Mahād vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mahād and Vellore.
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, Mahād averaged an AQI of 90 while Vellore averaged 61 — a 29-point (48%) gap, with Mahād the more polluted and Vellore the cleaner of the two. On 207 days when both cities reported, Vellore was cleaner on 155 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mahād peaks in November, while Vellore peaks in December. Mahād logged 0% Severe days and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mahād 49 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) from 2023 to 2024; Vellore has improved by 10 AQI points (14.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mahād reached AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Mahād spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).