Tiruchirappalli vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Tiruchirappalli 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, Tiruchirappalli averaged an AQI of 50 while Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 2-point (4%) gap, with Virudhunagar the more polluted and Tiruchirappalli the cleaner of the two. On 56 days when both cities reported, Tiruchirappalli was cleaner on 42 of them; the average daily gap was 18 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Tiruchirappalli peaks in January, while Virudhunagar peaks in November. Tiruchirappalli logged 0% Severe days and 96.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Tiruchirappalli 46 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Tiruchirappalli reached AQI 114 at St Joseph College (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Tiruchirappalli spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).