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Kadapa vs Thanjavur

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kadapa and Thanjavur.

Cleaner right now: Kadapa (10-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Thanjavur cleaner 48/53 days

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

🏆 Cleaner

Kadapa

Andhra Pradesh, India

Good

PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³

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Thanjavur

Tamil Nadu, India

Good

PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantKadapaThanjavur
PM2.5(µg/m³)6.0012.00
PM10(µg/m³)7.6013.70
NO₂(µg/m³)6.909.70
SO₂(µg/m³)4.503.90
O₃(µg/m³)56.0038.00
CO(µg/m³)179.00163.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Kadapa averaged an AQI of 62 while Thanjavur averaged 42 — a 20-point (48%) gap, with Kadapa the more polluted and Thanjavur the cleaner of the two. On 53 days when both cities reported, Thanjavur was cleaner on 48 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Kadapa peaks in February, while Thanjavur peaks in November. Kadapa logged 0% Severe days and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thanjavur was 0% Severe and 98.60000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kadapa 72 days, Thanjavur 21 days.

Year-over-year progress

The worst recorded day for Kadapa reached AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11; Thanjavur hit AQI 140 at Parisutham Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-01.

Station-level disparity

Kadapa spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65); Thanjavur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).

Verdict

🏆 Kadapa has better air quality with an AQI of 10 compared to Thanjavur's 20.

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