Kozhikode vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Meerut.
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 Meerut averaged 144 — a 66-point (85%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 941 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 884 of them; the average daily gap was 149 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Meerut peaks in November. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).