Kannur vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 18-point (28%) gap, with Surat the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 414 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 306 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Surat peaks in November. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).