Amarāvati vs Puducherry
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amarāvati and Puducherry.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Amarāvati | Puducherry |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 16.70 | 18.20 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 19.40 | 21.50 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 9.00 | 16.00 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.70 | 8.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 74.00 | 47.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 222.00 | 375.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Amarāvati averaged an AQI of 63 while Puducherry averaged 55 — a 8-point (15%) gap, with Amarāvati the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 1306 days when both cities reported, Puducherry was cleaner on 756 of them; the average daily gap was 25 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Amarāvati logged 0% Severe days and 78.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Puducherry was 0% Severe and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amarāvati 92 days, Puducherry 117 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amarāvati has improved by 126 AQI points (66.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amarāvati reached AQI 307 at Secretariat (APPCB) on 2020-12-28; Puducherry hit AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25.
Station-level disparity
Amarāvati spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 74, max 74); Puducherry spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).
Verdict
🏆 Amarāvati has better air quality with an AQI of 28 compared to Puducherry's 30.