Cuddalore vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuddalore 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, Cuddalore averaged an AQI of 52 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 26-point (50%) gap, with Kozhikode the more polluted and Cuddalore the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Cuddalore logged 0% Severe days and 90.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuddalore 34 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Cuddalore reached AQI 329 at Kudikadu (TNPCB) on 2024-04-05; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Cuddalore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 11-point spread (min 46, max 57); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).