Kozhikode vs Moradabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Moradabad.
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 Moradabad averaged 99 — a 21-point (27%) gap, with Moradabad the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 728 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 689 of them; the average daily gap was 131 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Moradabad peaks in November. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Moradabad was 2.8% Severe and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Moradabad 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Moradabad hit AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Moradabad spans 7 stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210).