Bhiwandi vs Ramanathapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi and Ramanathapuram.
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, Bhiwandi averaged an AQI of 108 while Ramanathapuram averaged 42 — a 66-point (157%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Ramanathapuram the cleaner of the two. On 370 days when both cities reported, Ramanathapuram was cleaner on 344 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Ramanathapuram peaks in January. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ramanathapuram was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Ramanathapuram 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Ramanathapuram has improved by 18 AQI points (30%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Ramanathapuram hit AQI 246 at Chalai Bazaar (TNPCB) on 2022-12-07.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Ramanathapuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).