Anantapur vs Ariyalur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Anantapur and Ariyalur.
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, Anantapur averaged an AQI of 69 while Ariyalur averaged 46 — a 23-point (50%) gap, with Anantapur the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 489 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 376 of them; the average daily gap was 27 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Anantapur peaks in February, while Ariyalur peaks in March. Anantapur logged 0% Severe days and 90.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ariyalur was 0% Severe and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Anantapur 32 days, Ariyalur 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Anantapur has improved by 1 AQI points (1.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Anantapur reached AQI 191 at Gulzarpet (APPCB) on 2022-10-25; Ariyalur hit AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07.
Station-level disparity
Anantapur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68); Ariyalur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51).