Kozhikode vs Tirupati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Tirupati.
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 Tirupati averaged 75 — a 3-point (4%) gap, with Kozhikode the more polluted and Tirupati the cleaner of the two. On 65 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 53 of them; the average daily gap was 20 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Tirupati peaks in April. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirupati was 0% Severe and 84% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Tirupati 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Tirupati has improved by 20 AQI points (21.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Tirupati hit AQI 263 at Vaikuntapuram (APPCB) on 2022-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Tirupati spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).