Hyderabad vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad 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, Hyderabad averaged an AQI of 78 while Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 27-point (53%) gap, with Hyderabad 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 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).