Kadapa vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kadapa 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, Kadapa averaged an AQI of 62 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 6-point (11%) gap, with Kadapa the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 244 days when both cities reported, Kadapa was cleaner on 178 of them; the average daily gap was 25 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kadapa peaks in February, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Kadapa logged 0% Severe days and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kadapa 72 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kadapa reached AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Kadapa spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).