Kanchipuram vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Malegaon.
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 Malegaon averaged 114 — a 63-point (124%) gap, with Malegaon the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 165 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 150 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Malegaon peaks in November. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).