Kochi vs Thanjavur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kochi and Thanjavur.
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, Kochi averaged an AQI of 91 while Thanjavur averaged 42 — a 49-point (117%) gap, with Kochi the more polluted and Thanjavur the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Kochi peaks in January, while Thanjavur peaks in November. Kochi logged 0% Severe days and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thanjavur was 0% Severe and 98.60000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kochi 80 days, Thanjavur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Kochi reached AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08; Thanjavur hit AQI 140 at Parisutham Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Kochi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Thanjavur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).