Agra vs Panchkula
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agra and Panchkula.
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, Agra averaged an AQI of 79 while Panchkula averaged 117 — a 38-point (48%) gap, with Panchkula the more polluted and Agra the cleaner of the two. On 1661 days when both cities reported, Panchkula was cleaner on 1307 of them; the average daily gap was 85 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Agra peaks in January, while Panchkula peaks in December. Agra logged 3.3% Severe days and 34.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panchkula was 0.1% Severe and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agra 46 days, Panchkula 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agra has improved by 134 AQI points (62.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Panchkula has improved by 74 AQI points (38.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agra reached AQI 500 at Sanjay Palace (UPPCB) on 2017-06-03; Panchkula hit AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15.
Station-level disparity
Agra spans 6 CPCB stations with a 83-point spread (min 79, max 162); Panchkula spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).