Kozhikode vs Nayāgarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Nayāgarh.
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 Nayāgarh averaged 98 — a 20-point (26%) gap, with Nayāgarh the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 83 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 83 of them; the average daily gap was 123 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Nayāgarh peaks in April. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nayāgarh was 0% Severe and 47.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Nayāgarh 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Nayāgarh has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Nayāgarh hit AQI 336 at Dabuna (OSPCB) on 2023-03-13.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Nayāgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).