Bangalore vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 35-point (47%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 2373 days when both cities reported, Bangalore was cleaner on 1368 of them; the average daily gap was 85 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Kanpur peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).