Kanpur vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanpur and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 24-point (28%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 1953 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1635 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Kanpur logged 3.8% Severe days and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanpur 70 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanpur reached AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Kanpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).