Thane vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Thane 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, Thane averaged an AQI of 95 while Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 43-point (83%) gap, with Thane the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 192 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 179 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Thane peaks in January, while Virudhunagar peaks in November. Thane logged 0% Severe days and 53.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Thane 99 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Thane reached AQI 302 at Kasarvadavali (MPCB) on 2024-03-21; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Thane spans 2 CPCB stations with a 9-point spread (min 90, max 99); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).