Gaya vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya 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, Gaya averaged an AQI of 110 while Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 59-point (116%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 347 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 337 of them; the average daily gap was 137 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).