Kannur vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur 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, Kannur averaged an AQI of 65 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 13-point (20%) gap, with Kozhikode the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 905 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 541 of them; the average daily gap was 18 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Kozhikode peaks in January. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).