Aizawl vs Chandigarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aizawl and Chandigarh.
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, Aizawl averaged an AQI of 46 while Chandigarh averaged 153 — a 107-point (233%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Aizawl the cleaner of the two. On 1481 days when both cities reported, Aizawl was cleaner on 1408 of them; the average daily gap was 106 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aizawl peaks in March, while Chandigarh peaks in January. Aizawl logged 0% Severe days and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chandigarh was 0.3% Severe and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aizawl 76 days, Chandigarh 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aizawl has worsened by 16 AQI points (53.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aizawl reached AQI 208 at Sikulpuikawn Aizawl (PCB) on 2021-01-20; Chandigarh hit AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Aizawl spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 43, max 43); Chandigarh spans 3 stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150).