Belgaum vs Chandigarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum 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, Belgaum averaged an AQI of 58 while Chandigarh averaged 153 — a 95-point (164%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 764 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 710 of them; the average daily gap was 104 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chandigarh was 0.3% Severe and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Chandigarh 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Chandigarh hit AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Chandigarh spans 3 stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150).