Kanpur vs Sagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanpur and Sagar.
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 Sagar averaged 96 — a 13-point (14%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Sagar the cleaner of the two. On 1306 days when both cities reported, Sagar was cleaner on 1056 of them; the average daily gap was 74 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; Sagar was 0% Severe and 69.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanpur 70 days, Sagar 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Sagar has worsened by 24 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanpur reached AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29; Sagar hit AQI 347 at Civil Lines (MPPCB) on 2024-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Kanpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165); Sagar spans 2 stations with a 45-point spread (min 73, max 118).