Alwar vs Chandigarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Alwar 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, Alwar averaged an AQI of 88 while Chandigarh averaged 153 — a 65-point (74%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Alwar the cleaner of the two. On 1913 days when both cities reported, Alwar was cleaner on 1419 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Alwar peaks in November, while Chandigarh peaks in January. Alwar logged 0% Severe days and 70.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chandigarh was 0.3% Severe and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Alwar 97 days, Chandigarh 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Alwar has improved by 125 AQI points (58.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Alwar reached AQI 356 at Moti Doongri (RSPCB) on 2017-11-11; Chandigarh hit AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Alwar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 95, max 95); Chandigarh spans 3 stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150).