Madurai vs Perundurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madurai and Perundurai.
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 Perundurai averaged 75 — a 27-point (56%) gap, with Perundurai the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 51 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 40 of them; the average daily gap was 25 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madurai peaks in December, while Perundurai peaks in November. Madurai logged 0% Severe days and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Perundurai was 0% Severe and 80.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madurai 17 days, Perundurai 13 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Madurai reached AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26; Perundurai hit AQI 153 at SIPCOT Industrial Park (TNPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Madurai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48); Perundurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).