Chandigarh vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh 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, Chandigarh averaged an AQI of 153 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 44-point (40%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Kanpur the cleaner of the two. On 1557 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 857 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Kanpur peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).