Kozhikode vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 7-point (9%) gap, with Nashik the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 784 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 542 of them; the average daily gap was 30 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Nashik peaks in November. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).