Kanchipuram vs Kolhapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Kolhapur.
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 Kolhapur averaged 100 — a 49-point (96%) gap, with Kolhapur the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 94 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 87 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Kolhapur peaks in November. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolhapur was 0% Severe and 46.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Kolhapur 81 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Kolhapur hit AQI 321 at Shivaji University (MPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Kolhapur spans 2 stations with a 19-point spread (min 90, max 109).