Kannur vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur and Kota.
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 Kota averaged 131 — a 66-point (102%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 1152 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 997 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Kota peaks in November. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).