Bangalore vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Thrissur averaged 57 — a 17-point (30%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 1165 days when both cities reported, Thrissur was cleaner on 1045 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Thrissur peaks in February. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).