Kanpur vs Karur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanpur and Karur.
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, Kanpur averaged an AQI of 109 while Karur averaged 71 — a 38-point (54%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Karur the cleaner of the two. On 71 days when both cities reported, Karur was cleaner on 68 of them; the average daily gap was 92 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanpur peaks in November, while Karur peaks in December. Kanpur logged 3.8% Severe days and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karur was 0% Severe and 80.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanpur 70 days, Karur 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Kanpur reached AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29; Karur hit AQI 149 at Kamadenu Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Kanpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165); Karur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).