Araria vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Virudhunagar.
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, Araria averaged an AQI of 167 while Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 115-point (221%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 141 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 135 of them; the average daily gap was 130 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Virudhunagar peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).