Hapur vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hapur 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, Hapur averaged an AQI of 142 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 64-point (82%) gap, with Hapur the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 949 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 816 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hapur peaks in November, while Kozhikode peaks in January. Hapur logged 1.9% Severe days and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hapur 55 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hapur has improved by 197 AQI points (58.1%) from 2018 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hapur reached AQI 477 at Anand Vihar (UPPCB) on 2019-10-31; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Hapur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 159, max 159); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).