Kochi vs Shivamogga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kochi and Shivamogga.
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 Shivamogga averaged 55 — a 36-point (65%) gap, with Kochi the more polluted and Shivamogga the cleaner of the two. On 970 days when both cities reported, Shivamogga was cleaner on 786 of them; the average daily gap was 40 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kochi peaks in January, while Shivamogga peaks in February. Kochi logged 0% Severe days and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shivamogga was 0% Severe and 97.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kochi 80 days, Shivamogga 233 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Shivamogga has improved by 16 AQI points (22.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kochi reached AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08; Shivamogga hit AQI 202 at Vinoba Nagara (KSPCB) on 2021-08-04.
Station-level disparity
Kochi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Shivamogga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).