Kalaburagi vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi 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, Kalaburagi averaged an AQI of 49 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 29-point (59%) gap, with Kozhikode the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 620 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 420 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Kozhikode peaks in January. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).