Kanchipuram vs Kāshīpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Kāshīpur.
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 Kāshīpur averaged 106 — a 55-point (108%) gap, with Kāshīpur the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 199 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 162 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Kāshīpur peaks in January. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kāshīpur was 0% Severe and 58.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Kāshīpur 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Kāshīpur has worsened by 14 AQI points (15.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Kāshīpur hit AQI 327 at Govt Girls Inter College (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Kāshīpur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 101, max 101).