Meerut vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Meerut 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, Meerut averaged an AQI of 144 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 88-point (157%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 1556 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 1425 of them; the average daily gap was 139 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Meerut peaks in November, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Meerut logged 2% Severe days and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Meerut 25 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Meerut reached AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Meerut spans 3 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).