Chandigarh vs Jālna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Jālna.
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 Jālna averaged 115 — a 38-point (33%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Jālna the cleaner of the two. On 488 days when both cities reported, Jālna was cleaner on 382 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Jālna peaks in March. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jālna was 0% Severe and 53.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Jālna 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Jālna has worsened by 18 AQI points (18.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Jālna hit AQI 335 at Old MIDC (MPCB) on 2024-03-07.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Jālna spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).