Madurai vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madurai 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, Madurai averaged an AQI of 48 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 8-point (17%) gap, with Thiruvananthapuram the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 76 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 58 of them; the average daily gap was 27 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madurai peaks in December, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Madurai logged 0% Severe days and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madurai 17 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Madurai reached AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Madurai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).