Chandigarh vs Ghaziabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Ghaziabad.
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 Ghaziabad averaged 177 — a 24-point (16%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Chandigarh the cleaner of the two. On 1582 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 1431 of them; the average daily gap was 114 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Ghaziabad peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ghaziabad was 12.2% Severe and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Ghaziabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Ghaziabad hit AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Ghaziabad spans 4 stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228).