Kannur vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur and Saharsa.
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 Saharsa averaged 139 — a 74-point (114%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 676 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 603 of them; the average daily gap was 144 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Saharsa peaks in January. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).