Bangalore vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram.
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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 18-point (32%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 2254 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 2115 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).