Ariyalur vs Moradabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur and Moradabad.
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 Moradabad averaged 99 — a 53-point (115%) gap, with Moradabad the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 314 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 298 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Moradabad peaks in November. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Moradabad was 2.8% Severe and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Moradabad 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Moradabad hit AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Moradabad spans 7 stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210).