Dindigul vs Kannur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dindigul and Kannur.
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, Dindigul averaged an AQI of 61 while Kannur averaged 65 — a 4-point (7%) gap, with Kannur the more polluted and Dindigul the cleaner of the two. On 144 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 83 of them; the average daily gap was 86 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in February on average. Dindigul logged 0% Severe days and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dindigul 22 days, Kannur 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dindigul has improved by 29 AQI points (32.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dindigul reached AQI 352 at Mendonsa Colony (TNPCB) on 2023-03-12; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Dindigul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).