Maihar vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Maihar 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, Maihar averaged an AQI of 59 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 3-point (5%) gap, with Maihar the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 1197 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 744 of them; the average daily gap was 23 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Maihar peaks in December, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Maihar logged 0% Severe days and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Maihar 72 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) from 2019 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Maihar reached AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Maihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).