Bihar Sharif vs Chandigarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bihar Sharif 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, Bihar Sharif averaged an AQI of 115 while Chandigarh averaged 153 — a 38-point (33%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Bihar Sharif the cleaner of the two. On 904 days when both cities reported, Bihar Sharif was cleaner on 581 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bihar Sharif peaks in December, while Chandigarh peaks in January. Bihar Sharif logged 1% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chandigarh was 0.3% Severe and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bihar Sharif 32 days, Chandigarh 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bihar Sharif reached AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24; Chandigarh hit AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Bihar Sharif spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146); Chandigarh spans 3 stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150).