Kozhikode vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Thrissur.
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 Thrissur averaged 57 — a 21-point (37%) gap, with Kozhikode the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 545 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 342 of them; the average daily gap was 24 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Thrissur peaks in February. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).