Kaithal vs Kannur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kaithal 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, Kaithal averaged an AQI of 126 while Kannur averaged 65 — a 61-point (94%) gap, with Kaithal the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 1353 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 1138 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kaithal peaks in November, while Kannur peaks in February. Kaithal logged 0.7% Severe days and 41.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kaithal 39 days, Kannur 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kaithal has improved by 8 AQI points (6%) from 2019 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kaithal reached AQI 467 at Rishi Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Kaithal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 136, max 136); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).