Jaipur vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jaipur 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, Jaipur averaged an AQI of 136 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 27-point (25%) gap, with Jaipur the more polluted and Kanpur the cleaner of the two. On 2209 days when both cities reported, Kanpur was cleaner on 1182 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Jaipur logged 0.1% Severe days and 26.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jaipur 57 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jaipur has improved by 53 AQI points (28%) from 2017 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jaipur reached AQI 452 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2018-02-06; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Jaipur spans 6 CPCB stations with a 48-point spread (min 112, max 160); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).