Ariyalur vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 71-point (154%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 599 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 560 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Pithampur peaks in December. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).