Jalandhar vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar 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, Jalandhar averaged an AQI of 106 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 50-point (89%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 2050 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 1668 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).