Ariyalur vs Dhule
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur and Dhule.
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, Ariyalur averaged an AQI of 46 while Dhule averaged 103 — a 57-point (124%) gap, with Dhule the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 420 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 388 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Dhule peaks in November. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhule was 0% Severe and 47.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Dhule 35 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Dhule has improved by 5 AQI points (4.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Dhule hit AQI 276 at Deopur (MPCB) on 2023-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Dhule spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 105, max 105).