Hapur vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hapur 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, Hapur averaged an AQI of 142 while Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 91-point (178%) gap, with Hapur the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 329 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 276 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hapur peaks in November, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Hapur logged 1.9% Severe days and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hapur 55 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hapur has improved by 197 AQI points (58.1%) from 2018 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hapur reached AQI 477 at Anand Vihar (UPPCB) on 2019-10-31; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Hapur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 159, max 159); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).