Kozhikode vs Silchar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Silchar.
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 Silchar averaged 52 — a 26-point (50%) gap, with Kozhikode the more polluted and Silchar the cleaner of the two. On 54 days when both cities reported, Silchar was cleaner on 44 of them; the average daily gap was 17 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Silchar peaks in February. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Silchar was 0% Severe and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Silchar 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Silchar has worsened by 11 AQI points (26.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Silchar hit AQI 89 at Tarapur (PCBA) on 2023-04-29.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Silchar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 47, max 47).