Chandigarh vs Jodhpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Jodhpur.
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 Jodhpur averaged 116 — a 37-point (32%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Jodhpur the cleaner of the two. On 1545 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 973 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Jodhpur peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jodhpur was 0.2% Severe and 18.099999999999998% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Jodhpur 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Jodhpur has improved by 86 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Jodhpur hit AQI 436 at Collectorate (RSPCB) on 2018-04-21.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Jodhpur spans 5 stations with a 69-point spread (min 100, max 169).