Chandigarh vs Hisar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Hisar.
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 Hisar averaged 136 — a 17-point (13%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Hisar the cleaner of the two. On 1444 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 1002 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Hisar peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hisar was 1.6% Severe and 29.700000000000003% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Hisar 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Hisar has improved by 39 AQI points (22.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Hisar hit AQI 490 at Urban Estate-II (HSPCB) on 2019-11-02.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Hisar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 168, max 168).