Kochi vs Maihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kochi and Maihar.
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 Maihar averaged 59 — a 32-point (54%) gap, with Kochi the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 853 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 727 of them; the average daily gap was 49 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kochi peaks in January, while Maihar peaks in December. Kochi logged 0% Severe days and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Maihar was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kochi 80 days, Maihar 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kochi reached AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08; Maihar hit AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25.
Station-level disparity
Kochi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Maihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).