Davanagere vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Davanagere and Kanchipuram.
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, Davanagere averaged an AQI of 57 while Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 6-point (12%) gap, with Davanagere the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 275 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 138 of them; the average daily gap was 22 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Davanagere peaks in March, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Davanagere logged 0% Severe days and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Davanagere 35 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Davanagere reached AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Davanagere spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).