Chandigarh vs Dindigul
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Dindigul.
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 Dindigul averaged 61 — a 92-point (151%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Dindigul the cleaner of the two. On 281 days when both cities reported, Dindigul was cleaner on 238 of them; the average daily gap was 104 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Dindigul peaks in February. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dindigul was 0% Severe and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Dindigul 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Dindigul has improved by 29 AQI points (32.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Dindigul hit AQI 352 at Mendonsa Colony (TNPCB) on 2023-03-12.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Dindigul spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).