Akola vs Madurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola 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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Madurai averaged 48 — a 39-point (81%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 76 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 75 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Madurai peaks in December. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madurai was 0% Severe and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Madurai 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Madurai hit AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Madurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).