Firozabad vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Firozabad 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, Firozabad averaged an AQI of 73 while Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 22-point (43%) gap, with Firozabad the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 136 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 106 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Firozabad peaks in January, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Firozabad logged 0.6% Severe days and 56.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Firozabad 68 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Firozabad has improved by 70 AQI points (49%) from 2021 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Firozabad reached AQI 489 at Nagla Bhau (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Firozabad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 19-point spread (min 88, max 107); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).