Dindigul vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dindigul 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, Dindigul averaged an AQI of 61 while Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 10-point (20%) gap, with Dindigul the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 164 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 114 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in February on average. Dindigul logged 0% Severe days and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dindigul 22 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dindigul has improved by 29 AQI points (32.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dindigul reached AQI 352 at Mendonsa Colony (TNPCB) on 2023-03-12; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Dindigul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).