Ariyalur vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur and Durgapur.
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 Durgapur averaged 174 — a 128-point (278%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 185 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 183 of them; the average daily gap was 116 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Durgapur peaks in December. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).