Katni vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katni and Kozhikode.
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, Katni averaged an AQI of 105 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 27-point (35%) gap, with Katni the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 964 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 848 of them; the average daily gap was 93 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Katni peaks in November, while Kozhikode peaks in January. Katni logged 0% Severe days and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katni 62 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) from 2019 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katni reached AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Katni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).