Bhopal vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal 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, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 58-point (104%) gap, with Bhopal the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 1518 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 1301 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).