Kozhikode vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Madikeri.
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 2023, Kozhikode averaged an AQI of 78 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 43-point (123%) gap, with Kozhikode the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 708 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 542 of them; the average daily gap was 24 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Madikeri peaks in February. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).