Chandigarh vs Davanagere
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Davanagere.
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 Davanagere averaged 57 — a 96-point (168%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 1112 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 1074 of them; the average daily gap was 106 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Davanagere peaks in March. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Davanagere was 0% Severe and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Davanagere 35 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Davanagere hit AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Davanagere spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).