Kannur vs Korba
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur and Korba.
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 Korba averaged 67 — a 2-point (3%) gap, with Korba the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 461 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 266 of them; the average daily gap was 29 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Korba peaks in January. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Korba was 0% Severe and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Korba 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Korba hit AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Korba spans 2 stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75).