Bhagalpur vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur 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, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 55-point (50%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Kanpur the cleaner of the two. On 745 days when both cities reported, Kanpur was cleaner on 548 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Kanpur peaks in November. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).