Gummidipoondi vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gummidipoondi 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, Gummidipoondi averaged an AQI of 107 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 51-point (91%) gap, with Gummidipoondi the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 741 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 475 of them; the average daily gap was 40 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gummidipoondi peaks in November, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Gummidipoondi logged 0% Severe days and 59.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gummidipoondi 49 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gummidipoondi has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.1%) from 2021 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gummidipoondi reached AQI 326 at Anthoni Pillai Nagar (TNPCB) on 2023-12-22; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Gummidipoondi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).