Chandigarh vs Gorakhpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Gorakhpur.
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 Gorakhpur averaged 109 — a 44-point (40%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Gorakhpur the cleaner of the two. On 1206 days when both cities reported, Gorakhpur was cleaner on 1023 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Gorakhpur peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gorakhpur was 0% Severe and 57.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Gorakhpur 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Gorakhpur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Gorakhpur hit AQI 393 at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Gorakhpur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99).