Kanchipuram vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 83-point (163%) gap, with Sonipat the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 230 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 219 of them; the average daily gap was 121 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Sonipat peaks in November. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).