Chandigarh vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Kishanganj.
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 Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 9-point (6%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Kishanganj the cleaner of the two. On 951 days when both cities reported, Kishanganj was cleaner on 589 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).