Kishanganj vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kishanganj and Thrissur.
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, Kishanganj averaged an AQI of 144 while Thrissur averaged 57 — a 87-point (153%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 712 days when both cities reported, Thrissur was cleaner on 596 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kishanganj peaks in January, while Thrissur peaks in February. Kishanganj logged 0.2% Severe days and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kishanganj 23 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kishanganj reached AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Kishanganj spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).