Madurai vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madurai and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 67-point (140%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 75 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 75 of them; the average daily gap was 120 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madurai peaks in December, while Rourkela peaks in November. Madurai logged 0% Severe days and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madurai 17 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Madurai reached AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Madurai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).