Kozhikode vs Shivamogga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Shivamogga.
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 Shivamogga averaged 55 — a 23-point (42%) gap, with Kozhikode the more polluted and Shivamogga the cleaner of the two. On 761 days when both cities reported, Shivamogga was cleaner on 478 of them; the average daily gap was 16 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Shivamogga peaks in February. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shivamogga was 0% Severe and 97.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Shivamogga 233 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Shivamogga has improved by 16 AQI points (22.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Shivamogga hit AQI 202 at Vinoba Nagara (KSPCB) on 2021-08-04.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Shivamogga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).