Kochi vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kochi 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, Kochi averaged an AQI of 91 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 13-point (17%) gap, with Kochi the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 807 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 589 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Kochi logged 0% Severe days and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kochi 80 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kochi reached AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Kochi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).