Sasaram vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Sasaram 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, Sasaram averaged an AQI of 109 while Thrissur averaged 57 — a 52-point (91%) gap, with Sasaram the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 693 days when both cities reported, Thrissur was cleaner on 557 of them; the average daily gap was 84 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Sasaram peaks in January, while Thrissur peaks in February. Sasaram logged 0.1% Severe days and 37% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Sasaram 27 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Sasaram has improved by 166 AQI points (60.4%) from 2021 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Sasaram reached AQI 401 at Dada Peer (BSPCB) on 2021-11-28; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Sasaram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).