Kanchipuram vs Sawāi Mādhopur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Sawāi Mādhopur.
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 Sawāi Mādhopur averaged 119 — a 68-point (133%) gap, with Sawāi Mādhopur the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 233 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 228 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Sawāi Mādhopur peaks in November. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sawāi Mādhopur was 0% Severe and 44.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Sawāi Mādhopur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Sawāi Mādhopur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Sawāi Mādhopur hit AQI 328 at Sahu Nagar Sawai (RSPCB) on 2024-06-07.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Sawāi Mādhopur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).