Kozhikode vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Saharsa.
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 Saharsa averaged 139 — a 61-point (78%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 295 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 284 of them; the average daily gap was 181 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; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).