Madurai vs Pimpri-Chinchwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madurai and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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 Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged 114 — a 66-point (138%) gap, with Pimpri-Chinchwad the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 76 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 76 of them; the average daily gap was 139 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madurai peaks in December, while Pimpri-Chinchwad peaks in November. Madurai logged 0% Severe days and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pimpri-Chinchwad was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madurai 17 days, Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Madurai reached AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26; Pimpri-Chinchwad hit AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23.
Station-level disparity
Madurai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48); Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127).