Gummidipoondi vs Maihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gummidipoondi and Maihar.
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, Gummidipoondi averaged an AQI of 107 while Maihar averaged 59 — a 48-point (81%) gap, with Gummidipoondi the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 635 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 535 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gummidipoondi peaks in November, while Maihar peaks in December. Gummidipoondi logged 0% Severe days and 59.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Maihar was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gummidipoondi 49 days, Maihar 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gummidipoondi has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.1%) from 2021 to 2024; Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gummidipoondi reached AQI 326 at Anthoni Pillai Nagar (TNPCB) on 2023-12-22; Maihar hit AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25.
Station-level disparity
Gummidipoondi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99); Maihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).