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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Historical Air Quality Analysis

Dive into detailed Air Quality Insights with historical data, monthly patterns, and yearly trends at your fingertips!

Good
050
Moderate
100
Poor
150
Unhealthy
200
Severe
300
Hazardous
301+

July Air Quality Analysis

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

2021
2022
2023
2024
AQI
.
Days

AQI Trends: Highest and Lowest

Highest AQI recorded on
20th Jul 2023
94AQI
Lowest AQI recorded on
16th Jul 2024
46AQI


Same Day Analysis (31st July ):
On this day, AQI across the 4 years varied significantly: 2025 ranks 1st highest AQI at 68 of Moderate air quality on the same day.

Download 2024 Annual Data

World Air Quality Report

Globe

2025 Days Vs Air Quality

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

2025

71%

129

28%

51

0.5%

1

Total number of days with different AQI categories in last 182 days in 2025 (183 days remaining)

Good
0 Days
Moderate
129 Days
Poor
51 Days
Unhealthy
1 Days
Severe
0 Days
Hazardous
0 Days



Under WHO’s Safe Air Quality Limits: 0%

Health Risk Level:

Extreme

In 2025, 0% of 182 days were within WHO’s safe air quality limits. The risk of health issues is Extreme, potentially causing respiratory problems, heart disease, skin issues, and stress, especially for children, the elderly, and those with pre-existing conditions.

Annual Air Quality Insights

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

AQI levels in 2025

AQI
PM2.5
PM10
CO
SO2
NO2
O3
Sun.Mon.Tue.Wed.Thu.Fri.Sat.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

Jun.

Jul.

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1st January 2025
114AQI
2nd January 2025
132AQI
3rd January 2025
137AQI
4th January 2025
143AQI
5th January 2025
147AQI
6th January 2025
151AQI
7th January 2025
142AQI
8th January 2025
146AQI
9th January 2025
141AQI
10th January 2025
146AQI
11th January 2025
121AQI
12th January 2025
119AQI
13th January 2025
116AQI
14th January 2025
91AQI
15th January 2025
87AQI
16th January 2025
124AQI
17th January 2025
136AQI
18th January 2025
126AQI
19th January 2025
111AQI
20th January 2025
131AQI
21st January 2025
130AQI
22nd January 2025
136AQI
23rd January 2025
111AQI
24th January 2025
109AQI
25th January 2025
106AQI
26th January 2025
103AQI
27th January 2025
112AQI
28th January 2025
133AQI
29th January 2025
131AQI
30th January 2025
127AQI
31st January 2025
99AQI
1st February 2025
91AQI
2nd February 2025
86AQI
3rd February 2025
84AQI
4th February 2025
101AQI
5th February 2025
120AQI
6th February 2025
129AQI
7th February 2025
137AQI
8th February 2025
132AQI
9th February 2025
136AQI
10th February 2025
144AQI
11th February 2025
113AQI
12th February 2025
120AQI
13th February 2025
100AQI
14th February 2025
100AQI
15th February 2025
101AQI
16th February 2025
101AQI
17th February 2025
118AQI
18th February 2025
121AQI
19th February 2025
120AQI
20th February 2025
111AQI
21st February 2025
99AQI
22nd February 2025
101AQI
23rd February 2025
96AQI
24th February 2025
97AQI
25th February 2025
109AQI
26th February 2025
114AQI
27th February 2025
105AQI
28th February 2025
103AQI
1st March 2025
84AQI
2nd March 2025
77AQI
3rd March 2025
80AQI
4th March 2025
77AQI
5th March 2025
78AQI
6th March 2025
99AQI
7th March 2025
114AQI
8th March 2025
105AQI
9th March 2025
93AQI
10th March 2025
94AQI
11th March 2025
92AQI
12th March 2025
87AQI
13th March 2025
79AQI
14th March 2025
88AQI
15th March 2025
66AQI
16th March 2025
75AQI
17th March 2025
94AQI
18th March 2025
83AQI
19th March 2025
80AQI
20th March 2025
80AQI
21st March 2025
81AQI
22nd March 2025
79AQI
23rd March 2025
74AQI
24th March 2025
81AQI
25th March 2025
87AQI
26th March 2025
94AQI
27th March 2025
109AQI
28th March 2025
98AQI
29th March 2025
107AQI
30th March 2025
90AQI
31st March 2025
95AQI
1st April 2025
100AQI
2nd April 2025
86AQI
3rd April 2025
72AQI
4th April 2025
76AQI
5th April 2025
66AQI
6th April 2025
66AQI
7th April 2025
64AQI
8th April 2025
67AQI
9th April 2025
64AQI
10th April 2025
79AQI
11th April 2025
82AQI
12th April 2025
90AQI
13th April 2025
88AQI
14th April 2025
77AQI
15th April 2025
70AQI
16th April 2025
74AQI
17th April 2025
75AQI
18th April 2025
72AQI
19th April 2025
83AQI
20th April 2025
80AQI
21st April 2025
81AQI
22nd April 2025
79AQI
23rd April 2025
74AQI
24th April 2025
74AQI
25th April 2025
74AQI
26th April 2025
72AQI
27th April 2025
65AQI
28th April 2025
58AQI
29th April 2025
60AQI
30th April 2025
65AQI
1st May 2025
69AQI
2nd May 2025
70AQI
3rd May 2025
80AQI
4th May 2025
77AQI
5th May 2025
81AQI
6th May 2025
77AQI
7th May 2025
80AQI
8th May 2025
90AQI
9th May 2025
93AQI
10th May 2025
92AQI
11th May 2025
95AQI
12th May 2025
95AQI
13th May 2025
98AQI
14th May 2025
94AQI
15th May 2025
98AQI
16th May 2025
93AQI
17th May 2025
89AQI
18th May 2025
84AQI
19th May 2025
76AQI
20th May 2025
79AQI
21st May 2025
69AQI
22nd May 2025
83AQI
23rd May 2025
81AQI
24th May 2025
71AQI
25th May 2025
70AQI
26th May 2025
67AQI
27th May 2025
74AQI
28th May 2025
88AQI
29th May 2025
74AQI
30th May 2025
81AQI
31st May 2025
85AQI
1st June 2025
82AQI
2nd June 2025
83AQI
3rd June 2025
80AQI
4th June 2025
79AQI
5th June 2025
87AQI
6th June 2025
95AQI
7th June 2025
95AQI
8th June 2025
85AQI
9th June 2025
86AQI
10th June 2025
86AQI
11th June 2025
88AQI
12th June 2025
86AQI
13th June 2025
81AQI
14th June 2025
75AQI
15th June 2025
73AQI
16th June 2025
71AQI
17th June 2025
73AQI
18th June 2025
73AQI
19th June 2025
73AQI
20th June 2025
74AQI
21st June 2025
70AQI
22nd June 2025
71AQI
23rd June 2025
69AQI
24th June 2025
70AQI
25th June 2025
69AQI
26th June 2025
67AQI
27th June 2025
66AQI
28th June 2025
65AQI
29th June 2025
65AQI
30th June 2025
64AQI

124AQI

110AQI

88AQI

74AQI

82AQI

77AQI


No. of days

Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total Days

202593AQI

3
27
1
8
20
27
4
30
31
30
129
51
1

Highest AQI recorded in

January

124AQI


Lowest AQI recorded in

April

74AQI


202483AQI

4
23
3
1
7
22
17
14
29
1
15
16
1
29
2
29
5
26
2
28
4
20
6
1
12
18
18
13
29
235
97
4
1

Highest AQI recorded in

January

127AQI


Lowest AQI recorded in

May

54AQI


202390AQI

5
24
2
8
20
3
16
12
1
27
2
2
23
6
27
3
31
30
1
30
1
22
8
4
17
8
10
15
6
11
246
99
8

Highest AQI recorded in

January

124AQI


Lowest AQI recorded in

September

65AQI


202285AQI

30
1
26
2
25
6
11
19
21
10
26
4
1
30
2
9
1
25
4
2
13
11
4
1
3
10
13
4
1
14
9
7
20
248
61
15
1

Highest AQI recorded in

December

110AQI


Lowest AQI recorded in

April

55AQI


202181AQI

13
18
13
15
18
10
3
1
29
15
16
22
8
31
31
30
2
25
4
3
27
14
17
21
269
72
3

Highest AQI recorded in

January

105AQI


Lowest AQI recorded in

May

53AQI


202086AQI

3
24
3
1
28
1
18
13
14
15
1
12
19
7
23
9
22
31
30
25
6
1
19
10
5
3
22
1
48
208
104
5
1

Highest AQI recorded in

January

133AQI


Lowest AQI recorded in

May

57AQI


Most & Least Polluted Years Over the Last 6 Years

Most Polluted Year Recorded
2025(Avg.)
93AQI
Least Polluted Year Recorded
2021(Avg.)
81AQI


Chennai's annual 2025 AQI (93) shows an average percentage change of 9.3% (worsened AQI) compared to previous years: 2020 (86), 2021 (81), 2022 (85), 2023 (90), 2024 (83).