Kozhikode vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kozhikode and Tumkur.
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 Tumkur averaged 88 — a 10-point (13%) gap, with Tumkur the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 36 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 35 of them; the average daily gap was 92 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kozhikode peaks in January, while Tumkur peaks in December. Kozhikode logged 0.1% Severe days and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kozhikode 83 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) from 2020 to 2023; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kozhikode reached AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Kozhikode spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).