Chandigarh vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Durgapur.
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 Durgapur averaged 174 — a 21-point (14%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Chandigarh the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 128 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Durgapur peaks in December. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).