Gwalior vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior 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, Gwalior averaged an AQI of 136 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 58-point (74%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 905 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 812 of them; the average daily gap was 98 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Kozhikode peaks in January. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).