Ranipet vs Visakhapatnam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ranipet and Visakhapatnam.
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 | Visakhapatnam |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 6.20 | 31.80 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 10.60 | 37.10 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 1.00 | 5.20 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 1.90 | 27.60 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 100.00 | 182.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 159.00 | 367.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Ranipet averaged an AQI of 75 while Visakhapatnam averaged 110 — a 35-point (47%) gap, with Visakhapatnam the more polluted and Ranipet the cleaner of the two. On 58 days when both cities reported, Ranipet was cleaner on 51 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ranipet peaks in November, while Visakhapatnam peaks in January. Ranipet logged 0% Severe days and 67.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Visakhapatnam was 0% Severe and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ranipet 10 days, Visakhapatnam 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ranipet reached AQI 224 at VOC Nagar SIPCOT (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17; Visakhapatnam hit AQI 341 at GVM Corporation (APPCB) on 2019-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Ranipet spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75); Visakhapatnam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).
Verdict
🏆 Ranipet has better air quality with an AQI of 11 compared to Visakhapatnam's 54.