Kochi vs Mangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kochi and Mangalore.
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 Mangalore averaged 61 — a 30-point (49%) gap, with Kochi the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 757 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 539 of them; the average daily gap was 36 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kochi peaks in January, while Mangalore peaks in February. Kochi logged 0% Severe days and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mangalore was 0% Severe and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kochi 80 days, Mangalore 64 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kochi reached AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08; Mangalore hit AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Kochi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Mangalore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).