Hyderabad vs Thanjavur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad 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, Hyderabad averaged an AQI of 78 while Thanjavur averaged 42 — a 36-point (86%) gap, with Hyderabad 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 117 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Thanjavur peaks in November. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thanjavur was 0% Severe and 98.60000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Thanjavur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Thanjavur hit AQI 140 at Parisutham Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Thanjavur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).