Prayagraj vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Prayagraj 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, Prayagraj averaged an AQI of 80 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 24-point (43%) gap, with Prayagraj the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 933 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 752 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Prayagraj peaks in November, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Prayagraj logged 0.2% Severe days and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Prayagraj 69 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) from 2021 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Prayagraj reached AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Prayagraj spans 3 CPCB stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).