Bulandshahr vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bulandshahr 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, Bulandshahr averaged an AQI of 142 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 33-point (30%) gap, with Bulandshahr the more polluted and Kanpur the cleaner of the two. On 1868 days when both cities reported, Kanpur was cleaner on 1296 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bulandshahr logged 3.2% Severe days and 27.099999999999998% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bulandshahr 41 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bulandshahr has improved by 82 AQI points (36.6%) from 2018 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bulandshahr reached AQI 500 at Yamunapuram (UPPCB) on 2018-06-13; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Bulandshahr spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).