Hyderabad vs Kochi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad 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, Hyderabad averaged an AQI of 78 while Kochi averaged 91 — a 13-point (17%) gap, with Kochi the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 902 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 651 of them; the average daily gap was 49 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Kochi peaks in January. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kochi was 0% Severe and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Kochi 80 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Kochi hit AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Kochi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).