Kanpur vs Madurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanpur and Madurai.
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 Madurai averaged 48 — a 61-point (127%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 76 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 76 of them; the average daily gap was 112 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanpur peaks in November, while Madurai peaks in December. Kanpur logged 3.8% Severe days and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madurai was 0% Severe and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanpur 70 days, Madurai 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Kanpur reached AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29; Madurai hit AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Kanpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165); Madurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).