Kozhikode vs Madurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Madurai.
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 Madurai averaged 48 — a 30-point (63%) gap, with Kozhikode the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Madurai peaks in December. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madurai was 0% Severe and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Madurai 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Madurai hit AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Madurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).