Kanchipuram vs Noida
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Noida.
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 Noida averaged 182 — a 131-point (257%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 141 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 141 of them; the average daily gap was 208 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Noida peaks in November. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Noida was 8.9% Severe and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Noida 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Noida hit AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Noida spans 4 stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210).