Saharsa vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Saharsa and Thrissur.
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, Saharsa averaged an AQI of 139 while Thrissur averaged 57 — a 82-point (144%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 705 days when both cities reported, Thrissur was cleaner on 625 of them; the average daily gap was 119 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Saharsa peaks in January, while Thrissur peaks in February. Saharsa logged 1.4% Severe days and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Saharsa 20 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) from 2021 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Saharsa reached AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Saharsa spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).