Damoh vs Puducherry
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Damoh 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Damoh | Puducherry |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 26.40 | 12.20 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 46.40 | 14.50 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 13.00 | 18.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.90 | 9.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 51.00 | 33.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 212.00 | 402.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Damoh averaged an AQI of 87 while Puducherry averaged 55 — a 32-point (58%) gap, with Damoh the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 1028 days when both cities reported, Damoh was cleaner on 534 of them; the average daily gap was 34 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Damoh logged 0% Severe days and 76.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Puducherry was 0% Severe and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Damoh 56 days, Puducherry 117 days.
Year-over-year progress
Damoh has improved by 118 AQI points (57.6%) from 2018 to 2024; Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Damoh reached AQI 358 at Shrivastav Colony (MPPCB) on 2018-12-27; Puducherry hit AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25.
Station-level disparity
Damoh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75); Puducherry spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).
Verdict
🏆 Puducherry has better air quality with an AQI of 20 compared to Damoh's 46.