Ariyalur vs Munger
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur and Munger.
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 Munger averaged 130 — a 84-point (183%) gap, with Munger the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 518 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 483 of them; the average daily gap was 112 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Munger peaks in January. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Munger was 1.5% Severe and 22.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Munger 12 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Munger has improved by 135 AQI points (50.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Munger hit AQI 445 at Town Hall (BSPCB) on 2022-01-06.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Munger spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180).