Thiruvananthapuram vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Thiruvananthapuram and Varanasi.
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 Varanasi averaged 56 — a 0-point (0%) gap, with Varanasi the more polluted and Thiruvananthapuram the cleaner of the two. On 2119 days when both cities reported, Thiruvananthapuram was cleaner on 1740 of them; the average daily gap was 97 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Thiruvananthapuram logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Thiruvananthapuram 172 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Thiruvananthapuram has improved by 11 AQI points (16.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Thiruvananthapuram reached AQI 387 at Plammoodu Thiruvananthapuram (PCB) on 2021-08-30; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Thiruvananthapuram spans 2 CPCB stations with a 7-point spread (min 57, max 64); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).