Kanpur vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanpur and Madikeri.
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 Madikeri averaged 35 — a 74-point (211%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1092 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1079 of them; the average daily gap was 113 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanpur peaks in November, while Madikeri peaks in February. Kanpur logged 3.8% Severe days and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanpur 70 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanpur reached AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Kanpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).