Chittoor vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chittoor 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, Chittoor averaged an AQI of 76 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 2-point (3%) gap, with Kozhikode the more polluted and Chittoor the cleaner of the two. On 61 days when both cities reported, Chittoor was cleaner on 37 of them; the average daily gap was 26 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chittoor peaks in October, while Kozhikode peaks in January. Chittoor logged 0% Severe days and 84.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chittoor 37 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chittoor has worsened by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2022 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chittoor reached AQI 348 at Gangineni Cheruvu (APPCB) on 2023-11-13; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Chittoor spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 72, max 72); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).