Dehradun vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun 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, Dehradun averaged an AQI of 106 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 3-point (3%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Dehradun the cleaner of the two. On 502 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 388 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dehradun peaks in January, while Kanpur peaks in November. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).