Ahmedabad vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Virudhunagar.
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 Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 65-point (125%) gap, with Ahmedabad the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 195 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 193 of them; the average daily gap was 126 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).