Skip to content

Charkhi Dādri vs Tirunelveli

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Charkhi Dādri and Tirunelveli.

Cleaner right now: Tirunelveli (173-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Tirunelveli cleaner 109/117 days

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

Charkhi Dādri

Haryana, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 67.8 µg/m³

View full AQI →
VS
🏆 Cleaner

Tirunelveli

Tamil Nadu, India

Good

PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³

View full AQI →
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantCharkhi DādriTirunelveli
PM2.5(µg/m³)67.804.40
PM10(µg/m³)219.305.20
NO₂(µg/m³)11.505.50
SO₂(µg/m³)9.901.80
O₃(µg/m³)99.0030.00
CO(µg/m³)416.00151.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

Loading historical data…

Summary

Overview

In 2024, Charkhi Dādri averaged an AQI of 145 while Tirunelveli averaged 30 — a 115-point (383%) gap, with Charkhi Dādri the more polluted and Tirunelveli the cleaner of the two. On 117 days when both cities reported, Tirunelveli was cleaner on 109 of them; the average daily gap was 126 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Charkhi Dādri peaks in November, while Tirunelveli peaks in October. Charkhi Dādri logged 0.7% Severe days and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirunelveli was 0% Severe and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Charkhi Dādri 48 days, Tirunelveli 31 days.

Year-over-year progress

The worst recorded day for Charkhi Dādri reached AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12; Tirunelveli hit AQI 42 at Municipal Corporation Office (TNPCB) on 2024-10-30.

Station-level disparity

Charkhi Dādri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Tirunelveli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 30, max 30).

Verdict

🏆 Tirunelveli has better air quality with an AQI of 7 compared to Charkhi Dādri's 180. That's a significant difference of 173 points.

Popular Comparisons