Kanchipuram vs Tirupati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Tirupati.
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 Tirupati averaged 75 — a 24-point (47%) gap, with Tirupati the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 217 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 170 of them; the average daily gap was 36 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Tirupati peaks in April. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirupati was 0% Severe and 84% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Tirupati 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Tirupati has improved by 20 AQI points (21.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Tirupati hit AQI 263 at Vaikuntapuram (APPCB) on 2022-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Tirupati spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).