Mumbai vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai and Virudhunagar.
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, Mumbai averaged an AQI of 93 while Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 41-point (79%) gap, with Mumbai the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 195 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 193 of them; the average daily gap was 138 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Virudhunagar peaks in November. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).