Dindigul vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dindigul and Surat.
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, Dindigul averaged an AQI of 61 while Surat averaged 83 — a 22-point (36%) gap, with Surat the more polluted and Dindigul the cleaner of the two. On 195 days when both cities reported, Dindigul was cleaner on 124 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dindigul peaks in February, while Surat peaks in November. Dindigul logged 0% Severe days and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dindigul 22 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dindigul has improved by 29 AQI points (32.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dindigul reached AQI 352 at Mendonsa Colony (TNPCB) on 2023-03-12; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Dindigul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).