Thiruvananthapuram vs Tirupati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Thiruvananthapuram and Tirupati.
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 Tirupati averaged 75 — a 19-point (34%) gap, with Tirupati the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 261 days when both cities reported, Tirupati was cleaner on 141 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Thiruvananthapuram peaks in January, while Tirupati peaks in April. Thiruvananthapuram logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirupati was 0% Severe and 84% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Thiruvananthapuram 172 days, Tirupati 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Tirupati has improved by 20 AQI points (21.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Thiruvananthapuram reached AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30; Tirupati hit AQI 263 at Vaikuntapuram (APPCB) on 2022-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 CPCB stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64); Tirupati spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).