Chandigarh vs Jalandhar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Jalandhar.
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 Jalandhar averaged 106 — a 47-point (44%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 1919 days when both cities reported, Jalandhar was cleaner on 1202 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Jalandhar peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jalandhar was 0% Severe and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Jalandhar 73 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Jalandhar hit AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Jalandhar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).