Chandigarh vs Hajipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Hajipur.
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 Hajipur averaged 173 — a 20-point (13%) gap, with Hajipur the more polluted and Chandigarh the cleaner of the two. On 1612 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 854 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Hajipur peaks in December. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hajipur was 0.3% Severe and 36.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Hajipur 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Hajipur has worsened by 74 AQI points (74.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Hajipur hit AQI 427 at Industrial Area (BSPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Hajipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 149, max 149).