Karur vs Tiruchirappalli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karur 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, Karur averaged an AQI of 71 while Tiruchirappalli averaged 50 — a 21-point (42%) gap, with Karur the more polluted and Tiruchirappalli the cleaner of the two. On 52 days when both cities reported, Tiruchirappalli was cleaner on 47 of them; the average daily gap was 25 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Karur peaks in December, while Tiruchirappalli peaks in January. Karur logged 0% Severe days and 80.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tiruchirappalli was 0% Severe and 96.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karur 34 days, Tiruchirappalli 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Karur reached AQI 149 at Kamadenu Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26; Tiruchirappalli hit AQI 114 at St Joseph College (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Karur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Tiruchirappalli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).