Mangalore vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mangalore and Raipur.
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, Mangalore averaged an AQI of 61 while Raipur averaged 74 — a 13-point (21%) gap, with Raipur the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 670 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 462 of them; the average daily gap was 36 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mangalore peaks in February, while Raipur peaks in November. Mangalore logged 0% Severe days and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mangalore 64 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mangalore reached AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Mangalore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).