Dhanbad vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad 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, Dhanbad averaged an AQI of 161 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 105-point (188%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 225 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 222 of them; the average daily gap was 96 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).