Kozhikode vs Panipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Panipat.
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 Panipat averaged 121 — a 43-point (55%) gap, with Panipat the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 822 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 762 of them; the average daily gap was 107 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Panipat peaks in November. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panipat was 1.1% Severe and 33.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Panipat 38 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Panipat has improved by 51 AQI points (29.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Panipat hit AQI 475 at Sector-18 (HSPCB) on 2019-10-30.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Panipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 152, max 152).