Kozhikode vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 39-point (50%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 989 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 900 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Pithampur peaks in December. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).