Kanchipuram vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Sikar.
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 Sikar averaged 139 — a 88-point (173%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 247 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 238 of them; the average daily gap was 92 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Sikar peaks in January. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).