Ranipet vs Ratlam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ranipet and Ratlam.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Ranipet | Ratlam |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 7.00 | 25.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 8.40 | 40.30 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 8.50 | 8.90 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 4.30 | 16.30 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 44.00 | 44.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 143.00 | 194.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Ranipet averaged an AQI of 75 while Ratlam averaged 113 — a 38-point (51%) gap, with Ratlam the more polluted and Ranipet the cleaner of the two. On 62 days when both cities reported, Ranipet was cleaner on 58 of them; the average daily gap was 88 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ranipet logged 0% Severe days and 67.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ratlam was 0% Severe and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ranipet 10 days, Ratlam 59 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ranipet reached AQI 224 at VOC Nagar SIPCOT (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17; Ratlam hit AQI 302 at Shasthri Nagar Ratlam (Lab) on 2020-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Ranipet spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75); Ratlam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 103, max 103).
Verdict
🏆 Ranipet has better air quality with an AQI of 12 compared to Ratlam's 42.