Puducherry vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Puducherry 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, Puducherry averaged an AQI of 55 while Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 3-point (6%) gap, with Puducherry the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 191 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 111 of them; the average daily gap was 19 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Puducherry peaks in December, while Virudhunagar peaks in November. Puducherry logged 0% Severe days and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Puducherry 117 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Puducherry reached AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Puducherry spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).