Kochi vs Munger
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kochi and Munger.
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 Munger averaged 130 — a 39-point (43%) gap, with Munger the more polluted and Kochi the cleaner of the two. On 574 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 505 of them; the average daily gap was 113 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; Munger was 1.5% Severe and 22.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kochi 80 days, Munger 12 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Munger has improved by 135 AQI points (50.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kochi reached AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08; Munger hit AQI 445 at Town Hall (BSPCB) on 2022-01-06.
Station-level disparity
Kochi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Munger spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180).