Bhiwāni vs Chandigarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwāni 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, Bhiwāni averaged an AQI of 134 while Chandigarh averaged 153 — a 19-point (14%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Bhiwāni the cleaner of the two. On 1772 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 977 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwāni peaks in November, while Chandigarh peaks in January. Bhiwāni logged 0.6% Severe days and 36.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chandigarh was 0.3% Severe and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwāni 33 days, Chandigarh 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwāni has improved by 15 AQI points (10.1%) from 2019 to 2024; Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwāni reached AQI 471 at HB Colony (HSPCB) on 2019-11-13; Chandigarh hit AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwāni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 144, max 144); Chandigarh spans 3 stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150).