Davanagere vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Davanagere 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, Davanagere averaged an AQI of 57 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 52-point (91%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 826 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 802 of them; the average daily gap was 85 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Davanagere peaks in March, while Kanpur peaks in November. Davanagere logged 0% Severe days and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Davanagere 35 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Davanagere reached AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Davanagere spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).