Ghaziabad vs Tirunelveli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ghaziabad and Tirunelveli.
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, Ghaziabad averaged an AQI of 177 while Tirunelveli averaged 30 — a 147-point (490%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Tirunelveli the cleaner of the two. On 119 days when both cities reported, Tirunelveli was cleaner on 119 of them; the average daily gap was 196 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ghaziabad peaks in November, while Tirunelveli peaks in October. Ghaziabad logged 12.2% Severe days and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirunelveli was 0% Severe and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ghaziabad 19 days, Tirunelveli 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ghaziabad reached AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21; Tirunelveli hit AQI 42 at Municipal Corporation Office (TNPCB) on 2024-10-30.
Station-level disparity
Ghaziabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228); Tirunelveli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 30, max 30).