Kozhikode vs Motihari
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Motihari.
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 Motihari averaged 116 — a 38-point (49%) gap, with Motihari the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 367 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 310 of them; the average daily gap was 124 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Motihari peaks in November. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Motihari was 1.2% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Motihari 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Motihari hit AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Motihari spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153).