Guwahati vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Guwahati and Kozhikode.
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 Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 45-point (58%) gap, with Guwahati the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 1002 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 803 of them; the average daily gap was 84 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; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Guwahati 105 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Guwahati has worsened by 14 AQI points (12.8%) from 2019 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Guwahati reached AQI 420 at Railway Colony (PCBA) on 2023-01-15; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Guwahati spans 4 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 118, max 144); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).