Kozhikode vs Pratapgarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Pratapgarh.
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 Pratapgarh averaged 93 — a 15-point (19%) gap, with Pratapgarh the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. Across 8 shared days the head-to-head is almost even, with an average daily gap of 13 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Pratapgarh peaks in November. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pratapgarh was 0% Severe and 59.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Pratapgarh 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Pratapgarh has improved by 10 AQI points (9.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Pratapgarh hit AQI 314 at Pragati Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Pratapgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).