Kozhikode vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Rajgir.
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 Rajgir averaged 124 — a 46-point (59%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 317 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 260 of them; the average daily gap was 119 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).