Kalyān vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalyān 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, Kalyān averaged an AQI of 95 while Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 43-point (83%) gap, with Kalyān the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 195 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 185 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalyān peaks in January, while Virudhunagar peaks in November. Kalyān logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalyān 78 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Kalyān reached AQI 414 at Khadakpada (MPCB) on 2022-01-24; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Kalyān spans 2 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 98, max 116); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).