Kanchipuram vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram 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, Kanchipuram averaged an AQI of 51 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 5-point (10%) gap, with Thiruvananthapuram the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 141 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 102 of them; the average daily gap was 22 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).