Bhopal vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal 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, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 36-point (46%) gap, with Bhopal the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 913 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 808 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Kozhikode peaks in January. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).