Bettiah vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bettiah and Kozhikode.
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, Bettiah averaged an AQI of 127 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 49-point (63%) gap, with Bettiah the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 297 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 250 of them; the average daily gap was 155 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bettiah peaks in November, while Kozhikode peaks in January. Bettiah logged 3.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bettiah 20 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bettiah reached AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Bettiah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).