Gangtok vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gangtok 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, Gangtok averaged an AQI of 48 while Thrissur averaged 57 — a 9-point (19%) gap, with Thrissur the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 607 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 443 of them; the average daily gap was 22 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gangtok peaks in March, while Thrissur peaks in February. Gangtok logged 0% Severe days and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gangtok 94 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gangtok reached AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Gangtok spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).