Cuddalore vs Delhi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuddalore and Delhi.
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, Cuddalore averaged an AQI of 52 while Delhi averaged 210 — a 158-point (304%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Cuddalore the cleaner of the two. On 319 days when both cities reported, Cuddalore was cleaner on 317 of them; the average daily gap was 237 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuddalore peaks in January, while Delhi peaks in November. Cuddalore logged 0% Severe days and 90.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Delhi was 18.7% Severe and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuddalore 34 days, Delhi 3 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Cuddalore reached AQI 329 at Kudikadu (TNPCB) on 2024-04-05; Delhi hit AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18.
Station-level disparity
Cuddalore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 11-point spread (min 46, max 57); Delhi spans 39 stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262).