Aurangabad vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad 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, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 10-point (10%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 1881 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 1296 of them; the average daily gap was 86 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Kanpur peaks in November. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).