Kanchipuram vs Tonk
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram and Tonk.
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 Tonk averaged 142 — a 91-point (178%) gap, with Tonk the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 243 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 230 of them; the average daily gap was 106 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Tonk peaks in November. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tonk was 0% Severe and 28.200000000000003% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Tonk 11 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Tonk has improved by 14 AQI points (9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Tonk hit AQI 368 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Tonk spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148).