Kannur vs Nalbāri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur and Nalbāri.
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 Nalbāri averaged 129 — a 64-point (98%) gap, with Nalbāri the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 457 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 391 of them; the average daily gap was 101 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Nalbāri peaks in January. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nalbāri was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Nalbāri 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Nalbāri has improved by 72 AQI points (35.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Nalbāri hit AQI 384 at Bata Chowk (PCBA) on 2024-01-08.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Nalbāri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).