Patna vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patna 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, Patna averaged an AQI of 172 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 116-point (207%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 2149 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 2102 of them; the average daily gap was 156 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patna peaks in December, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Patna logged 7.5% Severe days and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patna 30 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patna reached AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Patna spans 6 CPCB stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).