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Bidar vs Kanchipuram

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bidar and Kanchipuram.

Cleaner right now: Kanchipuram (14-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Kanchipuram cleaner 167/230 daysYoY 20212024: Bidar +1.2% · Kanchipuram -26.1%

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

Bidar

Karnataka, India

Good

PM2.5: 16.1 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Kanchipuram

Tamil Nadu, India

Good

PM2.5: 7.6 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantBidarKanchipuram
PM2.5(µg/m³)16.107.60
PM10(µg/m³)25.009.30
NO₂(µg/m³)5.306.10
SO₂(µg/m³)2.704.30
O₃(µg/m³)74.0058.00
CO(µg/m³)193.00208.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Bidar averaged an AQI of 85 while Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 34-point (67%) gap, with Bidar the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 230 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 167 of them; the average daily gap was 34 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Bidar peaks in January, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Bidar logged 0.1% Severe days and 72.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bidar 24 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.

Year-over-year progress

Bidar has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.2%) from 2021 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bidar reached AQI 437 at Naubad (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.

Station-level disparity

Bidar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).

Verdict

🏆 Kanchipuram has better air quality with an AQI of 13 compared to Bidar's 27.

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