Navi Mumbai vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Navi 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, Navi Mumbai averaged an AQI of 107 while Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 55-point (106%) gap, with Navi 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 108 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Navi Mumbai peaks in January, while Virudhunagar peaks in November. Navi Mumbai logged 0.2% Severe days and 43.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Navi Mumbai 57 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Navi Mumbai reached AQI 477 at Airoli Navi (MPCB) on 2019-04-14; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Navi Mumbai spans 8 CPCB stations with a 37-point spread (min 93, max 130); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).