Chandigarh vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Gaya.
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 Gaya averaged 110 — a 43-point (39%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Gaya the cleaner of the two. On 1905 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 1129 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).