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Air quality in Tamil Nadu
Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in Tamil Nadu
LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time Tamil Nadu
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pappankuppam | 158 |
| 2 | Salem | 80 |
| 3 | Vandalur | 78 |
| 4 | Ayyalur | 71 |
| 5 | Coimbatore | 71 |
| 6 | Irugur | 67 |
| 7 | Arimalam | 65 |
| 8 | Tiruppur | 65 |
| 9 | Dindigul | 62 |
| 10 | Pappinayakkanpatti | 60 |
(Local time)
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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time Tamil Nadu
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karambakkudi | 6 |
| 2 | Semmandalam | 28 |
| 3 | Virudunagar | 29 |
| 4 | Cuddalore | 33 |
| 5 | Ooty | 44 |
| 6 | Chennai | 45 |
| 7 | Sivakasi | 50 |
| 8 | Ariyalur | 54 |
| 9 | Puliyur | 54 |
| 10 | Sooriyur | 55 |
(Local time)
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Tamil Nadu air quality data attribution
5Contributors
- Central Pollution Control Board
21 stations
- U.S. Consulate General in Chennai
1 station
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1 station
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- Pappankuppam 158
- Salem 80
- Vandalur 78
- Ayyalur 71
- Coimbatore 71
- Arakkonam 70
- Pallipattu 70
- Thiruthani 70
- Tiruvallur 70
- Sholinghur 69
- Kanchipuram 68
- Sriperumbudur 68
- Tinnanur 68
- Arcot 67
- Dusi 67
- Irugur 67
- Walajapet 67
- Wallajahbad 67
- Avadi 66
- Cheyyar 66
- Kalavai 66
- Puduvayal 66
- Vellanur 66
- Arimalam 65
- Katpadi 65
- Tiruppur 65
- Arni 64
- Nandambakkam 64
- Naravarikuppam 64
- Peranamallur 64
- Ponneri 64
- Poonamalle 64
- Uttiramerur 64
- Ambattur 63
- Madambakkam 63
- Minjur 63
- Pallikondai 63
- Vandavasi 63
- Desur 62
- Dindigul 62
- Gudiyatham 62
- Manappakkam 62
- Odugattur 62
- Polur 62
- Porur 62
- Singapperumalkovil 62
- Alandur 61
- Chingleput 61
- Chinnasekkadu 61
- Guduvancheri 61
- Kattivakkam 61
- Manali 61
- Pallavaram 61
- Saint Thomas Mount 61
- Tambaram 61
- Tiruvottiyur 61
- Chetput 60
- George Town 60
- Madipakkam 60
- Madurantakam 60
- Pappinayakkanpatti 60
- Vengavasal 60
- Ambur 59
- Gandhi Nagar 59
- Gingee 59
- Madurai 59
- Nangilickondan 59
- Pennathur 59
- Peranampattu 59
- Perungudi 59
- Alangayam 58
- Injambakkam 58
- Karumbakkam 58
- Neelankarai 58
- Palavakkam 58
- Thanjavur 58
- Tirunelveli 58
- Tiruvannamalai 58
- Tindivanam 57
- Vaniyambadi 57
- Chengam 56
- Jalarpet 56
- Karur 56
- Ranipet 56
- Vellore 56
- Vettavalam 56
- Sooriyur 55
- Ariyalur 54
- Manalurpettai 54
- Puliyur 54
- Seven Pagodas 54
- Tirukkoyilur 54
- Vikravandi 54
- Cheyyur 53
- Villupuram 53
- Alagapuram 52
- Kallakkurichchi 52
- Kunnattur 52
- Valavanur 52
- Harur 51
- Krishnagiri 51
- Marakkanam 51
- Kaveripatnam 50
- Sivakasi 50
- Chinna Salem 49
- Chinnamanur 49
- Cumbum 49
- Kombai 49
- Pallippatti 49
- Papireddippatti 49
- Uttamapalaiyam 49
- Andippatti 48
- Auroville 48
- Bodinayakkanur 48
- Devadanappatti 48
- Dharmapuri 48
- Gudalur 48
- Hosur 48
- Kelamangalam 48
- Mallapuram 48
- Marandahalli 48
- Palakkodu 48
- Panruti 48
- Periyakulam 48
- Teni 48
- Attur 47
- Belur 47
- Denkanikota 47
- Elumalai 47
- Kodaikanal 47
- Nilakottai 47
- Papparappatti 47
- Usilampatti 47
- Vattalkundu 47
- Alanganallur 46
- Kallupatti 46
- Palamedu 46
- Pennagaram 46
- Peraiyur 46
- Tirupparangunram 46
- Vadippatti 46
- Valparai 46
- Viraganur 46
- Chennai 45
- Gangavalli 45
- Nattam 44
- Omalur 44
- Ooty 44
- Rajapalaiyam 44
- Srivilliputhur 44
- Arumbavur 43
- Attayyampatti 43
- Ayakudi 43
- Cholapuram 43
- Dhali 43
- Idappadi 43
- Ilampillai 43
- Jalakandapuram 43
- Kariapatti 43
- Konganapuram 43
- Kumaralingam 43
- Mallasamudram 43
- Mallur 43
- Masinigudi 43
- Melur 43
- Mettur 43
- Naduvattam 43
- Namagiripettai 43
- Nangavalli 43
- Palani 43
- Rasipuram 43
- Taramangalam 43
- Tiruppuvanam 43
- V.S.K.Valasai (Dindigul-Dist.) 43
- Vasudevanallur 43
- Vettaikkaranpudur 43
- Anamalais 42
- Anthiyur 42
- Aruvankad 42
- Bhavani 42
- Erode 42
- Gobichettipalayam 42
- Kotagiri 42
- Nellikkuppam 42
- Ponnamaravati 42
- Puliyangudi 42
- Sathyamangalam 42
- Sirumugai 42
- Tiruchengode 42
- Turaiyur 42
- Uppiliyapuram 42
- Vadamadurai 42
- Wellington 42
- Kadayanallur 41
- Kanadukattan 41
- Mettupalayam 41
- Mettuppalaiyam 41
- Perambalur 41
- Punjai Puliyampatti 41
- Vriddhachalam 41
- Nambiyur 40
- Kuttalam 39
- Namakkal 39
- Sivaganga 39
- Tattayyangarpettai 39
- Udumalaippettai 39
- Annavasal 38
- Erumaippatti 38
- Iluppur 38
- Karamadai 38
- Pallattur 38
- Pollachi 38
- Tiruttangal 38
- Vedasandur 38
- Annur 37
- Perundurai 37
- Puduppatti 37
- Karaikkudi 36
- Kiranur 36
- Kulittalai 36
- Manapparai 36
- Musiri 36
- Nattarasankottai 36
- Pennadam 36
- Pudukkottai 36
- Thenkasi 36
- Kottaiyur 35
- Colachel 34
- Kattupputtur 34
- Kurinjippadi 34
- Kuzhithurai 34
- Manavalakurichi 34
- Alappakkam 33
- Aruppukkottai 33
- Cuddalore 33
- Eraniel 33
- Kanniyakumari 33
- Mohanur 33
- Nagercoil 33
- Padmanabhapuram 33
- Periyanegamam 33
- Suchindram 33
- Tiruchirappalli 33
- Ambasamudram 32
- Kalakkadu 32
- Kallidaikurichi 32
- Lalgudi 32
- Mattur 32
- Periyanayakkanpalaiyam 32
- Srimushnam 32
- Vadakku Valliyur 32
- Vijayapuri 32
- Avinashi 31
- Chennimalai 31
- Chettipalaiyam 31
- Kil Bhuvanagiri 31
- Madukkarai 31
- Manamadurai 31
- Nanguneri 31
- Periyapatti 31
- Perur 31
- Pullambadi 31
- Singanallur 31
- Sulur 31
- Surandai 31
- Tisaiyanvilai 31
- Vadakku Viravanallur 31
- Alangulam 30
- Annamalainagar 30
- Chidambaram 30
- Dharapuram 30
- Kangayam 30
- Mulanur 30
- Palladam 30
- Sivagiri 30
- Uttukkuli 30
- Elayirampannai 29
- Gangaikondan 29
- Kalugumalai 29
- Kayattar 29
- Sathankulam 29
- Sattur 29
- Sirkazhi 29
- Tirumullaivasal 29
- Udangudi 29
- Virudunagar 29
- Abiramam 28
- Alwa Tirunagari 28
- Arumuganeri 28
- Ayyampettai 28
- Eral 28
- Ettaiyapuram 28
- Jayamkondacholapuram 28
- Kadambur 28
- Kamuthi 28
- Kayalpattinam 28
- Kodumudi 28
- Korampallam 28
- Kovilpatti 28
- Kulattur 28
- Mayiladuthurai 28
- Pallappatti 28
- Papanasam 28
- Pudur 28
- Semmandalam 28
- Srivaikuntam 28
- Swamimalai 28
- Tharangambadi 28
- Thirukattupalli 28
- Thiruvaiyaru 28
- Thoothukudi 28
- Tiruchchendur 28
- Velur 28
- Vilattikulam 28
- Aduthurai 27
- Alangudi 27
- Ammapettai 27
- Kilvelur 27
- Koothanallur 27
- Koradachcheri 27
- Kumbakonam 27
- Madukkur 27
- Mangalam 27
- Mannargudi 27
- Mudukulattur 27
- Nannilam 27
- Needamangalam 27
- Negapatam 27
- Paramagudi 27
- Sayalkudi 27
- Thiruvarur 27
- Thiruvidaimaruthur 27
- Valangaiman 27
- Vallam 27
- Velankanni 27
- Arantangi 26
- Devakottai 26
- Keelakarai 26
- Muttupet 26
- Pattukkottai 26
- Peravurani 26
- Ramanathapuram 26
- Vedaraniyam 26
- Adirampattinam 25
- Mandapam 25
- Nambutalai 25
- Periyapattinam 25
- Rameswaram 25
- Tiruppalaikudi 25
- Tondi 25
- Karambakkudi 6
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