Chandigarh vs Dewās
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Dewās.
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 Dewās averaged 98 — a 55-point (56%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Dewās the cleaner of the two. On 1814 days when both cities reported, Dewās was cleaner on 1246 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Dewās peaks in December. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dewās was 0% Severe and 47.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Dewās 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Dewās has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Dewās hit AQI 327 at Bhopal Chauraha (MPPCB) on 2023-07-01.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Dewās spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106).