Kanchipuram vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 34-point (67%) gap, with Nashik the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 123 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 115 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Nashik peaks in November. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).