Kozhikode vs Puducherry
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Puducherry.
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 Puducherry averaged 55 — a 23-point (42%) gap, with Kozhikode the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 652 days when both cities reported, Puducherry was cleaner on 417 of them; the average daily gap was 22 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Puducherry peaks in December. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Puducherry was 0% Severe and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Puducherry 117 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Puducherry hit AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Puducherry spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).