Guwahati vs Kochi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Guwahati 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 2024, Guwahati averaged an AQI of 123 while Kochi averaged 91 — a 32-point (35%) gap, with Guwahati the more polluted and Kochi the cleaner of the two. On 1188 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 794 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Guwahati logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kochi was 0% Severe and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Guwahati 105 days, Kochi 80 days.
Year-over-year progress
Guwahati has worsened by 14 AQI points (12.8%) from 2019 to 2024; Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Guwahati reached AQI 420 at Railway Colony (PCBA) on 2023-01-15; Kochi hit AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Guwahati spans 4 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 118, max 144); Kochi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).