Kochi vs Nagpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kochi and Nagpur.
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 Nagpur averaged 104 — a 13-point (14%) gap, with Nagpur the more polluted and Kochi the cleaner of the two. On 657 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 367 of them; the average daily gap was 42 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kochi peaks in January, while Nagpur peaks in November. Kochi logged 0% Severe days and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nagpur was 0% Severe and 60.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kochi 80 days, Nagpur 68 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Nagpur has improved by 37 AQI points (26.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kochi reached AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08; Nagpur hit AQI 342 at Opp GPO Civil Lines (MPCB) on 2022-12-03.
Station-level disparity
Kochi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Nagpur spans 4 stations with a 9-point spread (min 98, max 107).