Bhagalpur vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur 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, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 86-point (110%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 390 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 368 of them; the average daily gap was 155 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).