Kozhikode vs Samastipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Samastipur.
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 Samastipur averaged 134 — a 56-point (72%) gap, with Samastipur the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 222 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 216 of them; the average daily gap was 165 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; Samastipur was 1.4% Severe and 23.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Samastipur 9 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Samastipur has improved by 84 AQI points (38.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Samastipur hit AQI 459 at DM Office Kasipur (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Samastipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 177, max 177).