Kanchipuram vs Sasaram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Sasaram.
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 Sasaram averaged 109 — a 58-point (114%) gap, with Sasaram the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 278 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 240 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Sasaram peaks in January. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sasaram was 0.1% Severe and 37% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Sasaram 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Sasaram has improved by 166 AQI points (60.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Sasaram hit AQI 401 at Dada Peer (BSPCB) on 2021-11-28.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Sasaram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148).