Bathinda vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bathinda 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, Bathinda averaged an AQI of 102 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 46-point (82%) gap, with Bathinda the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 1730 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 1326 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bathinda peaks in November, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Bathinda logged 0.1% Severe days and 53.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bathinda 54 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bathinda has improved by 3 AQI points (2.9%) from 2018 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bathinda reached AQI 405 at Hardev Nagar (PPCB) on 2018-06-16; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Bathinda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 108, max 108); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).