Asansol vs Chandigarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol 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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Chandigarh averaged 153 — a 8-point (6%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Asansol the cleaner of the two. On 1470 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 782 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Chandigarh peaks in January. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chandigarh was 0.3% Severe and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Chandigarh 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Chandigarh hit AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Chandigarh spans 3 stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150).