Ariyalur vs Mangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur and Mangalore.
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 Mangalore averaged 61 — a 15-point (33%) gap, with Mangalore the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 581 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 490 of them; the average daily gap was 28 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Mangalore peaks in February. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mangalore was 0% Severe and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Mangalore 64 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Mangalore hit AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Mangalore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).