Pimpri-Chinchwad vs Tiruchirappalli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pimpri-Chinchwad and Tiruchirappalli.
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, Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged an AQI of 114 while Tiruchirappalli averaged 50 — a 64-point (128%) gap, with Pimpri-Chinchwad the more polluted and Tiruchirappalli the cleaner of the two. On 82 days when both cities reported, Tiruchirappalli was cleaner on 82 of them; the average daily gap was 135 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pimpri-Chinchwad peaks in November, while Tiruchirappalli peaks in January. Pimpri-Chinchwad logged 0% Severe days and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tiruchirappalli was 0% Severe and 96.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days, Tiruchirappalli 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Pimpri-Chinchwad reached AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23; Tiruchirappalli hit AQI 114 at St Joseph College (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127); Tiruchirappalli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).