Kozhikode vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Muzaffarnagar.
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 Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 101-point (129%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 916 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 872 of them; the average daily gap was 125 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).