Akola vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Thrissur.
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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Thrissur averaged 57 — a 30-point (53%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 466 days when both cities reported, Thrissur was cleaner on 343 of them; the average daily gap was 42 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Thrissur peaks in February. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).