Madurai vs Tirupati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madurai and Tirupati.
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 Tirupati averaged 75 — a 27-point (56%) gap, with Tirupati the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 51 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 49 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madurai peaks in December, while Tirupati peaks in April. Madurai logged 0% Severe days and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirupati was 0% Severe and 84% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madurai 17 days, Tirupati 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Madurai reached AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26; Tirupati hit AQI 263 at Vaikuntapuram (APPCB) on 2022-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Madurai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48); Tirupati spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).