Kanchipuram vs Kannur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Kannur.
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, Kanchipuram averaged an AQI of 51 while Kannur averaged 65 — a 14-point (27%) gap, with Kannur the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 221 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 165 of them; the average daily gap was 25 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in February on average. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Kannur 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).