Kozhikode vs Nagpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Nagpur.
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 Nagpur averaged 104 — a 26-point (33%) gap, with Nagpur the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 653 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 499 of them; the average daily gap was 40 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Nagpur peaks in November. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nagpur was 0% Severe and 60.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Nagpur 68 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Nagpur has improved by 37 AQI points (26.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Nagpur hit AQI 342 at Opp GPO Civil Lines (MPCB) on 2022-12-03.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Nagpur spans 4 stations with a 9-point spread (min 98, max 107).