Rāichūr vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rāichūr and Surat.
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, Rāichūr averaged an AQI of 106 while Surat averaged 83 — a 23-point (28%) gap, with Rāichūr the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 404 days when both cities reported, Rāichūr was cleaner on 205 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rāichūr peaks in February, while Surat peaks in November. Rāichūr logged 0% Severe days and 54.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rāichūr 23 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rāichūr has improved by 24 AQI points (18.5%) from 2020 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rāichūr reached AQI 390 at Haji Colony (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Rāichūr spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).