Kanpur vs Sangli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanpur and Sangli.
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 Sangli averaged 85 — a 24-point (28%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Sangli the cleaner of the two. On 329 days when both cities reported, Sangli was cleaner on 277 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanpur peaks in November, while Sangli peaks in February. Kanpur logged 3.8% Severe days and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sangli was 0% Severe and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanpur 70 days, Sangli 116 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Sangli has worsened by 17 AQI points (25%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanpur reached AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29; Sangli hit AQI 254 at Vijay Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-09-24.
Station-level disparity
Kanpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165); Sangli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 79, max 79).