Kochi vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kochi and Saharsa.
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 Saharsa averaged 139 — a 48-point (53%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Kochi the cleaner of the two. On 539 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 484 of them; the average daily gap was 122 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; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kochi 80 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kochi reached AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Kochi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).