Bangalore vs Kannur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Kannur averaged 65 — a 9-point (14%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 1444 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 1313 of them; the average daily gap was 53 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Kannur peaks in February. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Kannur 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).