Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · Live air quality
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Kanpur Air Quality Index (AQI) Today
Live air quality in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh — real-time AQI, dominant pollutant, PM2.5 & PM10 levels and a plain-English health advisory, computed from CPCB data.
Yes — air quality in Kanpur is satisfactory today (AQI 61). Outdoor activity is generally fine.
Where 61 sits on the India CPCB scale
What you can do outside right now
General guidance by AQI band. Sensitive groups should act one level earlier.
Live pollutant levels
Each pollutant's 24-hour concentration is converted to a CPCB sub-index; the city AQI is the highest of them (the dominant pollutant). Bars show the sub-index out of 500.
What this air does to your body
Illustrative equivalences from published research (Berkeley Earth; Air Quality Life Index, University of Chicago). Not a medical assessment of your personal risk.
Monitoring stations in Kanpur
3 live CPCB stations, ranked worst air first. Each station's AQI is its own highest pollutant sub-index.
| Station | AQI | Category | PM2.5 | PM10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nehru Nagar, Kanpur - UPPCB | 61 | Satisfactory | 27 | 25 |
| NSI Kalyanpur, Kanpur - UPPCB | 56 | Satisfactory | 29 | 55 |
| FTI Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur - UPPCB | 53 | Satisfactory | 31 | 45 |
Source: CPCB continuous ambient air-quality monitoring stations via data.gov.in. Station-level values are the latest hourly averages.
24-hour AQI graph
min 60 · max 84Hourly AQI recorded each hour by DailyAQI (local time). Fills to a rolling 24 hours.
7-day AQI trend
Daily peak AQI recorded by DailyAQI since tracking began, coloured by category. History grows to a rolling 30 days.
Air quality calendar
A colour-coded calendar of daily air quality builds here as we record each day — check back as the month fills in.
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What Satisfactory air means for you
Acceptable air quality; minor breathing discomfort possible for unusually sensitive people.
Health guidance per CPCB National Air Quality Index bands. Informational only — not medical advice.
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AQI categories (India scale)
| AQI | Category | Associated health impact |
|---|---|---|
| 0–50 | Good | Air quality is considered satisfactory and air pollution poses little or no risk. |
| 51–100 | Satisfactory | Acceptable air quality; minor breathing discomfort possible for unusually sensitive people. |
| 101–200 | Moderate | May cause breathing discomfort to people with lung disease such as asthma, and to children and older adults. |
| 201–300 | Poor | May cause breathing discomfort to most people on prolonged exposure. |
| 301–400 | Very Poor | May cause respiratory illness on prolonged exposure; effects more pronounced for people with lung and heart disease. |
| 401–500 | Severe | Affects healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases; avoid outdoor activity. |
Monitoring location
Approximate location of the monitoring station(s) feeding this reading. Map © OpenStreetMap.
About air quality in Kanpur
This page tracks the Kanpur Air Quality Index using measurements from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) monitoring stations, published through the Government of India's open-data portal. The AQI is a single number from 0 to 500 that summarises how polluted the air is and what it means for health, based on the concentrations of key pollutants — fine particulate matter (PM2.5), coarse particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), ground-level ozone (O₃), carbon monoxide (CO) and sulphur dioxide (SO₂).
Air quality in Kanpur changes through the day and across seasons. Levels are typically worse in the early morning and late evening when cooler, calmer air traps pollutants near the ground, and across North India they rise sharply in winter (roughly October to February) when temperature inversions, crop-residue burning and festival activity combine. Summer and the monsoon usually bring cleaner air as rain washes out particulates and stronger winds disperse them. Checking the current reading before outdoor exercise, a school run or a commute helps you decide whether to adjust timing, wear a mask, or keep windows closed.
We only display a number when a recent station reading exists — if you see "data updating", it means we are waiting on a fresh value rather than showing an estimate.
Frequently asked questions
What is the AQI in Kanpur today?
The current Air Quality Index in Kanpur is 61 (Satisfactory) on the Indian CPCB scale, with NO₂ as the dominant pollutant.
Is it safe to go outside in Kanpur today?
Yes — air quality in Kanpur is satisfactory today (AQI 61). Outdoor activity is generally fine.
What is the main pollutant in Kanpur?
Today the dominant pollutant driving Kanpur's AQI is NO₂. The full pollutant breakdown (PM2.5, PM10, NO₂, O₃, CO, SO₂) is listed above.
How is Kanpur's AQI calculated?
Each pollutant's 24-hour concentration is converted to a sub-index using CPCB breakpoints; the city AQI is the highest sub-index. See our methodology.