Patiala vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patiala 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, Patiala averaged an AQI of 103 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 47-point (84%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 2049 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 1512 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patiala peaks in November, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Patiala logged 0.1% Severe days and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patiala 86 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patiala reached AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Patiala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).