Asansol vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Kanpur.
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 2024, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 36-point (33%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Kanpur the cleaner of the two. On 1927 days when both cities reported, Asansol was cleaner on 1171 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Kanpur peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).