Gaya vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya 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, Gaya averaged an AQI of 110 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Kanpur the cleaner of the two. On 2147 days when both cities reported, Kanpur was cleaner on 1078 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Kanpur peaks in November. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).