Gwalior vs Kochi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior 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, Gwalior averaged an AQI of 136 while Kochi averaged 91 — a 45-point (49%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Kochi the cleaner of the two. On 866 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 691 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Kochi peaks in January. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kochi was 0% Severe and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Kochi 80 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Kochi hit AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Kochi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).