Ranipet vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ranipet 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Ranipet | Vellore |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 11.40 | 11.40 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 4.50 | 4.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 41.00 | 41.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 186.00 | 175.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Ranipet averaged an AQI of 75 while Vellore averaged 61 — a 14-point (23%) gap, with Ranipet the more polluted and Vellore the cleaner of the two. On 47 days when both cities reported, Ranipet was cleaner on 27 of them; the average daily gap was 19 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ranipet peaks in November, while Vellore peaks in December. Ranipet logged 0% Severe days and 67.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ranipet 10 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ranipet reached AQI 224 at VOC Nagar SIPCOT (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Ranipet spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).
Verdict
Both Ranipet and Vellore have the same AQI of 13 right now.