Thiruvananthapuram vs Tirumala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Thiruvananthapuram and Tirumala.
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, Thiruvananthapuram averaged an AQI of 56 while Tirumala averaged 89 — a 33-point (59%) gap, with Tirumala the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January, while Tirumala peaks in November. Thiruvananthapuram logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirumala was 0% Severe and 65.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Thiruvananthapuram 172 days, Tirumala 39 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Thiruvananthapuram reached AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30; Tirumala hit AQI 173 at Toll Gate (APPCB) on 2016-12-30.
Station-level disparity
Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 CPCB stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64); Tirumala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 89, max 89).