Ariyalur vs Indore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur and Indore.
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 Indore averaged 84 — a 38-point (83%) gap, with Indore the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 314 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 300 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Indore peaks in November. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Indore was 0% Severe and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Indore 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Indore hit AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Indore spans 6 stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121).