Angul vs Kannur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul and Kannur.
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, Angul averaged an AQI of 149 while Kannur averaged 65 — a 84-point (129%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 250 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 233 of them; the average daily gap was 132 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Angul peaks in January, while Kannur peaks in February. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Kannur 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).