Kannur vs Kolhapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur and Kolhapur.
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, Kannur averaged an AQI of 65 while Kolhapur averaged 100 — a 35-point (54%) gap, with Kolhapur the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 201 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 164 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Kolhapur peaks in November. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolhapur was 0% Severe and 46.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Kolhapur 81 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Kolhapur hit AQI 321 at Shivaji University (MPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Kolhapur spans 2 stations with a 19-point spread (min 90, max 109).