Angul vs Ariyalur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul 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, Angul averaged an AQI of 149 while Ariyalur averaged 46 — a 103-point (224%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 334 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 322 of them; the average daily gap was 110 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Angul peaks in January, while Ariyalur peaks in March. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ariyalur was 0% Severe and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Ariyalur 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Ariyalur hit AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Ariyalur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51).