Bikaner vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner 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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 76-point (97%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 36 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 36 of them; the average daily gap was 139 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).