Bhopal vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Virudhunagar.
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, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 62-point (119%) gap, with Bhopal the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 194 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 189 of them; the average daily gap was 91 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).