Ranipet vs Silchar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ranipet and Silchar.
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 | Silchar |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 8.00 | 53.70 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 10.00 | 64.50 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 11.40 | 14.10 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 4.50 | 7.40 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 41.00 | 94.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 186.00 | 289.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Ranipet averaged an AQI of 75 while Silchar averaged 52 — a 23-point (44%) gap, with Ranipet the more polluted and Silchar the cleaner of the two. On 61 days when both cities reported, Silchar was cleaner on 33 of them; the average daily gap was 39 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ranipet peaks in November, while Silchar peaks in February. Ranipet logged 0% Severe days and 67.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Silchar was 0% Severe and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ranipet 10 days, Silchar 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ranipet reached AQI 224 at VOC Nagar SIPCOT (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17; Silchar hit AQI 89 at Tarapur (PCBA) on 2023-04-29.
Station-level disparity
Ranipet spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75); Silchar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 47, max 47).
Verdict
🏆 Ranipet has better air quality with an AQI of 13 compared to Silchar's 90. That's a significant difference of 77 points.