Kārwār vs Kochi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kārwār and Kochi.
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, Kārwār averaged an AQI of 55 while Kochi averaged 91 — a 36-point (65%) gap, with Kochi the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 60 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 37 of them; the average daily gap was 22 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Kārwār logged 0% Severe days and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kochi was 0% Severe and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kārwār 34 days, Kochi 80 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kārwār reached AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21; Kochi hit AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Kārwār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58); Kochi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).