Jaipur vs Kochi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jaipur 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, Jaipur averaged an AQI of 136 while Kochi averaged 91 — a 45-point (49%) gap, with Jaipur the more polluted and Kochi the cleaner of the two. On 902 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 714 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jaipur peaks in November, while Kochi peaks in January. Jaipur logged 0.1% Severe days and 26.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kochi was 0% Severe and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jaipur 57 days, Kochi 80 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jaipur has improved by 53 AQI points (28%) from 2017 to 2024; Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jaipur reached AQI 452 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2018-02-06; Kochi hit AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Jaipur spans 6 CPCB stations with a 48-point spread (min 112, max 160); Kochi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).