Thanjavur vs Tonk
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Thanjavur and Tonk.
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, Thanjavur averaged an AQI of 42 while Tonk averaged 142 — a 100-point (238%) gap, with Tonk the more polluted and Thanjavur the cleaner of the two. On 66 days when both cities reported, Thanjavur was cleaner on 66 of them; the average daily gap was 174 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Thanjavur logged 0% Severe days and 98.60000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tonk was 0% Severe and 28.200000000000003% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Thanjavur 21 days, Tonk 11 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Thanjavur reached AQI 140 at Parisutham Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-01; Tonk hit AQI 368 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Thanjavur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Tonk spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148).