Gwalior vs Thanjavur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Thanjavur.
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, Gwalior averaged an AQI of 136 while Thanjavur averaged 42 — a 94-point (224%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Thanjavur the cleaner of the two. On 70 days when both cities reported, Thanjavur was cleaner on 70 of them; the average daily gap was 178 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thanjavur was 0% Severe and 98.60000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Thanjavur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Thanjavur hit AQI 140 at Parisutham Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Thanjavur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).