Charkhi Dādri vs Puducherry
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Charkhi Dādri and Puducherry.
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, Charkhi Dādri averaged an AQI of 145 while Puducherry averaged 55 — a 90-point (164%) gap, with Charkhi Dādri the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 1298 days when both cities reported, Puducherry was cleaner on 1198 of them; the average daily gap was 104 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Charkhi Dādri peaks in November, while Puducherry peaks in December. Charkhi Dādri logged 0.7% Severe days and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Puducherry was 0% Severe and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Charkhi Dādri 48 days, Puducherry 117 days.
Year-over-year progress
Charkhi Dādri has improved by 51 AQI points (26%) from 2020 to 2024; Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Charkhi Dādri reached AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12; Puducherry hit AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25.
Station-level disparity
Charkhi Dādri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Puducherry spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).