Cuddalore vs Madurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuddalore and Madurai.
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 Madurai averaged 48 — a 4-point (8%) gap, with Cuddalore the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 54 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 39 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuddalore peaks in January, while Madurai peaks in December. Cuddalore logged 0% Severe days and 90.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madurai was 0% Severe and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuddalore 34 days, Madurai 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Cuddalore reached AQI 329 at Kudikadu (TNPCB) on 2024-04-05; Madurai hit AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Cuddalore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 11-point spread (min 46, max 57); Madurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).