Amarāvati vs Cuddalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amarāvati and Cuddalore.
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, Amarāvati averaged an AQI of 63 while Cuddalore averaged 52 — a 11-point (21%) gap, with Amarāvati the more polluted and Cuddalore the cleaner of the two. On 303 days when both cities reported, Cuddalore was cleaner on 172 of them; the average daily gap was 27 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amarāvati peaks in December, while Cuddalore peaks in January. Amarāvati logged 0% Severe days and 78.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Cuddalore was 0% Severe and 90.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amarāvati 92 days, Cuddalore 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Amarāvati reached AQI 307 at Secretariat (APPCB) on 2020-12-28; Cuddalore hit AQI 329 at Kudikadu (TNPCB) on 2024-04-05.
Station-level disparity
Amarāvati spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 74, max 74); Cuddalore spans 2 stations with a 11-point spread (min 46, max 57).