Charkhi Dādri vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Charkhi Dādri 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, Charkhi Dādri averaged an AQI of 145 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 36-point (33%) gap, with Charkhi Dādri the more polluted and Kanpur the cleaner of the two. On 1165 days when both cities reported, Kanpur was cleaner on 708 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Charkhi Dādri logged 0.7% Severe days and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Charkhi Dādri 48 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Charkhi Dādri has improved by 51 AQI points (26%) from 2020 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Charkhi Dādri reached AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Charkhi Dādri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).