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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

Hyderabad

Telangana, India

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Virudhunagar

Tamil Nadu, India

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CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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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).

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