Bhilai vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai 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, Bhilai averaged an AQI of 73 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 17-point (30%) gap, with Bhilai the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 452 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 260 of them; the average daily gap was 30 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).