Darbhanga vs Kochi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Kochi.
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 2023, Darbhanga averaged an AQI of 365 while Kochi averaged 91 — a 274-point (301%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Kochi the cleaner of the two. On 349 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 281 of them; the average daily gap was 121 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Kochi peaks in January. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kochi was 0% Severe and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Kochi 80 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Kochi hit AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Kochi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).