Bidar vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bidar 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, Bidar averaged an AQI of 85 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 24-point (28%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Bidar the cleaner of the two. On 563 days when both cities reported, Bidar was cleaner on 494 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bidar peaks in January, while Kanpur peaks in November. Bidar logged 0.1% Severe days and 72.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bidar 24 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bidar has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.2%) from 2021 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bidar reached AQI 437 at Naubad (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Bidar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).