Gwalior vs Madurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Madurai.
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, Gwalior averaged an AQI of 136 while Madurai averaged 48 — a 88-point (183%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 76 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 76 of them; the average daily gap was 169 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Madurai peaks in December. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madurai was 0% Severe and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Madurai 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Madurai hit AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Madurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).