Hyderabad vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Virudhunagar.
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 Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 26-point (50%) gap, with Hyderabad the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 195 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 191 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Virudhunagar peaks in November. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).