Ranipet vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ranipet and Solapur.
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 | Solapur |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 8.00 | 13.50 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 10.00 | 22.10 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 11.40 | 6.90 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 4.50 | 2.70 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 41.00 | 46.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 186.00 | 157.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Ranipet averaged an AQI of 75 while Solapur averaged 96 — a 21-point (28%) gap, with Solapur the more polluted and Ranipet the cleaner of the two. On 62 days when both cities reported, Ranipet was cleaner on 53 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ranipet peaks in November, while Solapur peaks in March. Ranipet logged 0% Severe days and 67.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ranipet 10 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ranipet reached AQI 224 at VOC Nagar SIPCOT (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Ranipet spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).
Verdict
🏆 Ranipet has better air quality with an AQI of 13 compared to Solapur's 23.