Purnia vs Thane
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Purnia and Thane.
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, Purnia averaged an AQI of 133 while Thane averaged 95 — a 38-point (40%) gap, with Purnia the more polluted and Thane the cleaner of the two. On 266 days when both cities reported, Thane was cleaner on 165 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Purnia logged 3.7% Severe days and 33.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thane was 0% Severe and 53.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Purnia 14 days, Thane 99 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Purnia reached AQI 460 at Mariam Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-15; Thane hit AQI 302 at Kasarvadavali (MPCB) on 2024-03-21.
Station-level disparity
Purnia spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 176, max 176); Thane spans 2 stations with a 9-point spread (min 90, max 99).