Dewās vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dewās 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, Dewās averaged an AQI of 98 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 11-point (11%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Dewās the cleaner of the two. On 2050 days when both cities reported, Dewās was cleaner on 1452 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dewās peaks in December, while Kanpur peaks in November. Dewās logged 0% Severe days and 47.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dewās 101 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dewās has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dewās reached AQI 327 at Bhopal Chauraha (MPPCB) on 2023-07-01; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Dewās spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).