Jaisalmer vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jaisalmer 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, Jaisalmer averaged an AQI of 125 while Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 74-point (145%) gap, with Jaisalmer the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 207 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 201 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jaisalmer peaks in January, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Jaisalmer logged 0% Severe days and 37.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jaisalmer 18 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jaisalmer has improved by 6 AQI points (4.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jaisalmer reached AQI 374 at Sadar Bazar (RSPCB) on 2024-12-22; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Jaisalmer spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).