Pimpri-Chinchwad vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pimpri-Chinchwad 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, Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged an AQI of 114 while Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 62-point (119%) gap, with Pimpri-Chinchwad the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 195 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 187 of them; the average daily gap was 103 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Pimpri-Chinchwad logged 0% Severe days and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Pimpri-Chinchwad reached AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).