Raipur vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Raipur 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, Raipur averaged an AQI of 74 while Vellore averaged 61 — a 13-point (21%) gap, with Raipur the more polluted and Vellore the cleaner of the two. On 254 days when both cities reported, Vellore was cleaner on 214 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Raipur peaks in November, while Vellore peaks in December. Raipur logged 0% Severe days and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Raipur 70 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Vellore has improved by 10 AQI points (14.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Raipur reached AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Raipur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).