Kozhikode vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Muzaffarpur.
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 Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 73-point (94%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 981 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 915 of them; the average daily gap was 134 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).