Solapur vs Thiruvananthapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Solapur 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, Solapur averaged an AQI of 96 while Thiruvananthapuram averaged 56 — a 40-point (71%) gap, with Solapur the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 1664 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 1364 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Solapur peaks in March, while Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January. Solapur logged 0% Severe days and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thiruvananthapuram was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Solapur 61 days, Thiruvananthapuram 172 days.
Year-over-year progress
Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Solapur reached AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03; Thiruvananthapuram hit AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30.
Station-level disparity
Solapur spans 3 CPCB stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98); Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64).