Amarāvati vs Chandigarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amarāvati 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, Amarāvati averaged an AQI of 63 while Chandigarh averaged 153 — a 90-point (143%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Amarāvati the cleaner of the two. On 1827 days when both cities reported, Amarāvati was cleaner on 1596 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amarāvati peaks in December, while Chandigarh peaks in January. Amarāvati logged 0% Severe days and 78.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chandigarh was 0.3% Severe and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amarāvati 92 days, Chandigarh 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amarāvati has improved by 126 AQI points (66.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amarāvati reached AQI 307 at Secretariat (APPCB) on 2020-12-28; Chandigarh hit AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Amarāvati spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 74, max 74); Chandigarh spans 3 stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150).