Puducherry vs Shivamogga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Puducherry and Shivamogga.
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, Puducherry averaged an AQI of 55 while Shivamogga averaged 55 — a 0-point (0%) gap, with Shivamogga the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 1297 days when both cities reported, Puducherry was cleaner on 672 of them; the average daily gap was 18 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Puducherry peaks in December, while Shivamogga peaks in February. Puducherry logged 0% Severe days and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shivamogga was 0% Severe and 97.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Puducherry 117 days, Shivamogga 233 days.
Year-over-year progress
Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Shivamogga has improved by 16 AQI points (22.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Puducherry reached AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25; Shivamogga hit AQI 202 at Vinoba Nagara (KSPCB) on 2021-08-04.
Station-level disparity
Puducherry spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56); Shivamogga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).