Kadapa vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kadapa 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, Kadapa averaged an AQI of 62 while Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 11-point (22%) gap, with Kadapa the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 222 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 157 of them; the average daily gap was 35 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in February on average. Kadapa logged 0% Severe days and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kadapa 72 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kadapa reached AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Kadapa spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).