Chandigarh vs Damoh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Damoh.
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 Damoh averaged 87 — a 66-point (76%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Damoh the cleaner of the two. On 1494 days when both cities reported, Damoh was cleaner on 1234 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Damoh peaks in December. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Damoh was 0% Severe and 76.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Damoh 56 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Damoh has improved by 118 AQI points (57.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Damoh hit AQI 358 at Shrivastav Colony (MPPCB) on 2018-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Damoh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).