Kozhikode vs Sawāi Mādhopur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Sawāi Mādhopur.
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 Sawāi Mādhopur averaged 119 — a 41-point (53%) gap, with Sawāi Mādhopur the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 12 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 10 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Sawāi Mādhopur peaks in November. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sawāi Mādhopur was 0% Severe and 44.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Sawāi Mādhopur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Sawāi Mādhopur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Sawāi Mādhopur hit AQI 328 at Sahu Nagar Sawai (RSPCB) on 2024-06-07.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Sawāi Mādhopur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).