Noida vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Noida 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, Noida averaged an AQI of 182 while Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 130-point (250%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 195 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 194 of them; the average daily gap was 178 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Noida logged 8.9% Severe days and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Noida 14 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Noida reached AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Noida spans 4 CPCB stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).