Raipur vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Raipur and Salem.
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, Raipur averaged an AQI of 74 while Salem averaged 68 — a 6-point (9%) gap, with Raipur the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 337 days when both cities reported, Salem was cleaner on 241 of them; the average daily gap was 37 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Raipur peaks in November, while Salem peaks in April. Raipur logged 0% Severe days and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Raipur 70 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Raipur reached AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Raipur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).