Chandigarh vs Kannur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Kannur.
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 Kannur averaged 65 — a 88-point (135%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 1439 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 1206 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Kannur peaks in February. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Kannur 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).