Noida vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Noida 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, Noida averaged an AQI of 182 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 126-point (225%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 2251 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 2193 of them; the average daily gap was 166 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Noida peaks in November, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Noida logged 8.9% Severe days and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Noida 14 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Noida reached AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Noida spans 4 CPCB stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).