Kannur vs Tirupati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur and Tirupati.
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 Tirupati averaged 75 — a 10-point (15%) gap, with Tirupati the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 360 days when both cities reported, Tirupati was cleaner on 206 of them; the average daily gap was 26 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Tirupati peaks in April. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirupati was 0% Severe and 84% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Tirupati 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Tirupati has improved by 20 AQI points (21.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Tirupati hit AQI 263 at Vaikuntapuram (APPCB) on 2022-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Tirupati spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).