Jabalpur vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jabalpur 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, Jabalpur averaged an AQI of 106 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 28-point (36%) gap, with Jabalpur the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 918 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 799 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jabalpur peaks in November, while Kozhikode peaks in January. Jabalpur logged 0% Severe days and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jabalpur 122 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jabalpur has improved by 53 AQI points (33.3%) from 2019 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jabalpur reached AQI 364 at Marhatal (MPPCB) on 2024-01-21; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Jabalpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 21-point spread (min 101, max 122); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).