Ghaziabad vs Kannur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ghaziabad 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, Ghaziabad averaged an AQI of 177 while Kannur averaged 65 — a 112-point (172%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 1174 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 1151 of them; the average daily gap was 177 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ghaziabad peaks in November, while Kannur peaks in February. Ghaziabad logged 12.2% Severe days and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ghaziabad 19 days, Kannur 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ghaziabad reached AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Ghaziabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).