Jalandhar vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar 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, Jalandhar averaged an AQI of 106 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 28-point (36%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 995 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 812 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Kozhikode peaks in January. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).