Ariyalur vs Sawāi Mādhopur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur and Sawāi Mādhopur.
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 Sawāi Mādhopur averaged 119 — a 73-point (159%) gap, with Sawāi Mādhopur the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 479 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 461 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Sawāi Mādhopur peaks in November. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sawāi Mādhopur was 0% Severe and 44.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Sawāi Mādhopur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Sawāi Mādhopur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Sawāi Mādhopur hit AQI 328 at Sahu Nagar Sawai (RSPCB) on 2024-06-07.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Sawāi Mādhopur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).