Chandigarh vs Jaipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Jaipur.
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 Jaipur averaged 136 — a 17-point (13%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Jaipur the cleaner of the two. On 1582 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 1024 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Jaipur peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jaipur was 0.1% Severe and 26.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Jaipur 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Jaipur has improved by 53 AQI points (28%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Jaipur hit AQI 452 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2018-02-06.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Jaipur spans 6 stations with a 48-point spread (min 112, max 160).