Ooty vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ooty 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, Ooty averaged an AQI of 58 while Raipur averaged 74 — a 16-point (28%) gap, with Raipur the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 501 days when both cities reported, Ooty was cleaner on 403 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ooty peaks in May, while Raipur peaks in November. Ooty logged 0% Severe days and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ooty 22 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ooty is essentially flat from 2022 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ooty reached AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Ooty spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).