Delhi vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi 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, Delhi averaged an AQI of 210 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 101-point (93%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Kanpur the cleaner of the two. On 2394 days when both cities reported, Kanpur was cleaner on 2319 of them; the average daily gap was 135 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).