Asansol vs Thanjavur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Thanjavur.
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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Thanjavur averaged 42 — a 103-point (245%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Thanjavur the cleaner of the two. On 70 days when both cities reported, Thanjavur was cleaner on 69 of them; the average daily gap was 214 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Thanjavur peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thanjavur was 0% Severe and 98.60000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Thanjavur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Thanjavur hit AQI 140 at Parisutham Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Thanjavur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).