Indore vs Kannur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Indore and Kannur.
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, Indore averaged an AQI of 84 while Kannur averaged 65 — a 19-point (29%) gap, with Indore the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 1157 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 1013 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Indore peaks in November, while Kannur peaks in February. Indore logged 0% Severe days and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Indore 65 days, Kannur 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) from 2019 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Indore reached AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Indore spans 6 CPCB stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).