Cuddalore vs Rāichūr
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuddalore and Rāichūr.
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 Rāichūr averaged 106 — a 54-point (104%) gap, with Rāichūr the more polluted and Cuddalore the cleaner of the two. On 204 days when both cities reported, Cuddalore was cleaner on 195 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuddalore peaks in January, while Rāichūr peaks in February. Cuddalore logged 0% Severe days and 90.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rāichūr was 0% Severe and 54.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuddalore 34 days, Rāichūr 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Cuddalore reached AQI 329 at Kudikadu (TNPCB) on 2024-04-05; Rāichūr hit AQI 390 at Haji Colony (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Cuddalore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 11-point spread (min 46, max 57); Rāichūr spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93).