Moradabad vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Moradabad 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, Moradabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Vellore averaged 61 — a 38-point (62%) gap, with Moradabad the more polluted and Vellore the cleaner of the two. On 234 days when both cities reported, Vellore was cleaner on 214 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Moradabad peaks in November, while Vellore peaks in December. Moradabad logged 2.8% Severe days and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Moradabad 55 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Vellore has improved by 10 AQI points (14.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Moradabad reached AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Moradabad spans 7 CPCB stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).