Aurangabad vs Karur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Karur.
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, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Karur averaged 71 — a 28-point (39%) gap, with Aurangabad the more polluted and Karur the cleaner of the two. On 71 days when both cities reported, Karur was cleaner on 68 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Karur peaks in December. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karur was 0% Severe and 80.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Karur 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Karur hit AQI 149 at Kamadenu Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Karur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).