Kozhikode vs Panchkula
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Panchkula.
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 Panchkula averaged 117 — a 39-point (50%) gap, with Panchkula the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 882 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 636 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Panchkula peaks in December. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panchkula was 0.1% Severe and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Panchkula 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Panchkula has improved by 74 AQI points (38.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Panchkula hit AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Panchkula spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).