Dewās vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dewās 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, Dewās averaged an AQI of 98 while Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 47-point (92%) gap, with Dewās the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 313 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 284 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dewās peaks in December, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Dewās logged 0% Severe days and 47.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dewās 101 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dewās has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dewās reached AQI 327 at Bhopal Chauraha (MPPCB) on 2023-07-01; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Dewās spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).