Kolār vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolār 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, Kolār averaged an AQI of 65 while Thrissur averaged 57 — a 8-point (14%) gap, with Kolār the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 616 days when both cities reported, Thrissur was cleaner on 308 of them; the average daily gap was 25 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kolār peaks in September, while Thrissur peaks in February. Kolār logged 0.9% Severe days and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolār 17 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kolār reached AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Kolār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).