Kannur vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur and Kanpur.
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, Kannur averaged an AQI of 65 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 44-point (68%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 1170 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 1022 of them; the average daily gap was 92 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Kanpur peaks in November. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).