Mumbai vs Thanjavur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai 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, Mumbai averaged an AQI of 93 while Thanjavur averaged 42 — a 51-point (121%) gap, with Mumbai the more polluted and Thanjavur the cleaner of the two. On 70 days when both cities reported, Thanjavur was cleaner on 70 of them; the average daily gap was 197 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Thanjavur peaks in November. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thanjavur was 0% Severe and 98.60000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Thanjavur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Thanjavur hit AQI 140 at Parisutham Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Thanjavur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).