Ahmedabad vs Madurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Madurai.
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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Ahmedabad averaged an AQI of 117 while Madurai averaged 48 — a 69-point (144%) gap, with Ahmedabad the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 76 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 76 of them; the average daily gap was 166 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ahmedabad peaks in November, while Madurai peaks in December. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madurai was 0% Severe and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Madurai 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Madurai hit AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Madurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).