Madurai vs Mahād
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madurai and Mahād.
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, Madurai averaged an AQI of 48 while Mahād averaged 90 — a 42-point (88%) gap, with Mahād the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 70 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 70 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madurai peaks in December, while Mahād peaks in November. Madurai logged 0% Severe days and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mahād was 0% Severe and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madurai 17 days, Mahād 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Madurai reached AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26; Mahād hit AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19.
Station-level disparity
Madurai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48); Mahād spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).