Ariyalur vs Rāichūr
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur and Rāichūr.
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 Rāichūr averaged 106 — a 60-point (130%) gap, with Rāichūr the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 417 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 380 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Rāichūr peaks in February. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rāichūr was 0% Severe and 54.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Rāichūr 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Rāichūr has improved by 24 AQI points (18.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Rāichūr hit AQI 390 at Haji Colony (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Rāichūr spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93).