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Darbhanga vs Kannur

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Kannur.

Cleaner right now: Kannur (271-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Kannur cleaner 346/387 daysYoY 20212023: Darbhanga +46.6% · Kannur +20.4%

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

Darbhanga

Bihar, India

Poor

PM2.5: 114.1 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Kannur

Kerala, India

Good

PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantDarbhangaKannur
PM2.5(µg/m³)114.105.00
PM10(µg/m³)129.909.60
NO₂(µg/m³)56.302.80
SO₂(µg/m³)18.301.00
O₃(µg/m³)16.0050.00
CO(µg/m³)816.00138.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2023, Darbhanga averaged an AQI of 365 while Kannur averaged 65 — a 300-point (462%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 387 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 346 of them; the average daily gap was 146 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Darbhanga peaks in December, while Kannur peaks in February. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Kannur 103 days.

Year-over-year progress

Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.

Station-level disparity

Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).

Verdict

🏆 Kannur has better air quality with an AQI of 10 compared to Darbhanga's 281. That's a significant difference of 271 points.

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