Arrah vs Madurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah and Madurai.
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, Arrah averaged an AQI of 123 while Madurai averaged 48 — a 75-point (156%) gap, with Arrah the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 52 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 48 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Arrah peaks in January, while Madurai peaks in December. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madurai was 0% Severe and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Madurai 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Madurai hit AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Madurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).