Dindigul vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dindigul 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, Dindigul averaged an AQI of 61 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 48-point (79%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Dindigul the cleaner of the two. On 173 days when both cities reported, Dindigul was cleaner on 149 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dindigul peaks in February, while Kanpur peaks in November. Dindigul logged 0% Severe days and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dindigul 22 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dindigul has improved by 29 AQI points (32.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dindigul reached AQI 352 at Mendonsa Colony (TNPCB) on 2023-03-12; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Dindigul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).