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Aurangabad vs Kannur

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Kannur.

Cleaner right now: Kannur (20-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Kannur cleaner 794/971 daysYoY 20162024: Aurangabad -29.3% · Kannur +20.4%

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

Aurangabad

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 17.4 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Kannur

Kerala, India

Good

PM2.5: 5.7 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAurangabadKannur
PM2.5(µg/m³)17.405.70
PM10(µg/m³)30.9011.30
NO₂(µg/m³)11.003.30
SO₂(µg/m³)13.801.10
O₃(µg/m³)38.0051.00
CO(µg/m³)166.00153.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Kannur averaged 65 — a 34-point (52%) gap, with Aurangabad the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 971 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 794 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Aurangabad peaks in January, while Kannur peaks in February. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Kannur 103 days.

Year-over-year progress

Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.

Station-level disparity

Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).

Verdict

🏆 Kannur has better air quality with an AQI of 11 compared to Aurangabad's 31.

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