Latur vs Puducherry
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Latur and Puducherry.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Latur | Puducherry |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 13.60 | 16.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 22.40 | 19.20 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 6.00 | 18.50 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.90 | 8.80 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 49.00 | 37.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 174.00 | 394.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Latur averaged an AQI of 83 while Puducherry averaged 55 — a 28-point (51%) gap, with Latur the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 518 days when both cities reported, Puducherry was cleaner on 342 of them; the average daily gap was 36 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Latur peaks in November, while Puducherry peaks in December. Latur logged 0% Severe days and 73.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Puducherry was 0% Severe and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Latur 120 days, Puducherry 117 days.
Year-over-year progress
Latur has worsened by 7 AQI points (9.2%) from 2023 to 2024; Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Latur reached AQI 241 at Sawe Wadi (MPCB) on 2024-01-04; Puducherry hit AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25.
Station-level disparity
Latur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 81, max 81); Puducherry spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).
Verdict
🏆 Latur has better air quality with an AQI of 23 compared to Puducherry's 27.