Kanchipuram vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 32-point (63%) gap, with Surat the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 259 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 228 of them; the average daily gap was 92 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Surat peaks in November. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).