Gwalior vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior 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, Gwalior averaged an AQI of 136 while Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 85-point (167%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 141 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 140 of them; the average daily gap was 152 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).