Ariyalur vs Hyderabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur and Hyderabad.
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 Hyderabad averaged 78 — a 32-point (70%) gap, with Hyderabad the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 314 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 305 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Hyderabad peaks in December. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hyderabad was 0.2% Severe and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Hyderabad 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Hyderabad hit AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Hyderabad spans 14 stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97).