Hyderabad vs Tiruchirappalli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Tiruchirappalli.
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, Hyderabad averaged an AQI of 78 while Tiruchirappalli averaged 50 — a 28-point (56%) gap, with Hyderabad the more polluted and Tiruchirappalli the cleaner of the two. On 82 days when both cities reported, Tiruchirappalli was cleaner on 82 of them; the average daily gap was 100 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Tiruchirappalli peaks in January. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tiruchirappalli was 0% Severe and 96.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Tiruchirappalli 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Tiruchirappalli has improved by 23 AQI points (31.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Tiruchirappalli hit AQI 114 at St Joseph College (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Tiruchirappalli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).