Kozhikode vs Navi Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Navi Mumbai.
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 Navi Mumbai averaged 107 — a 29-point (37%) gap, with Navi Mumbai the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 912 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 845 of them; the average daily gap was 94 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; Navi Mumbai was 0.2% Severe and 43.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Navi Mumbai 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Navi Mumbai has worsened by 29 AQI points (37.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Navi Mumbai hit AQI 477 at Airoli Navi (MPCB) on 2019-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Navi Mumbai spans 8 stations with a 37-point spread (min 93, max 130).