Chandigarh vs Chandrapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Chandrapur.
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, Chandigarh averaged an AQI of 153 while Chandrapur averaged 123 — a 30-point (24%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Chandrapur the cleaner of the two. On 979 days when both cities reported, Chandrapur was cleaner on 596 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Chandrapur peaks in March. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chandrapur was 0.3% Severe and 58.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Chandrapur 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Chandrapur has improved by 1 AQI points (0.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Chandrapur hit AQI 500 at MIDC Khutala (MPCB) on 2017-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Chandrapur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 100, max 100).