Kochi vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kochi and Prayagraj.
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 Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 11-point (14%) gap, with Kochi the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 537 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 388 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kochi peaks in January, while Prayagraj peaks in November. Kochi logged 0% Severe days and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kochi 80 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kochi reached AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Kochi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).