Chandigarh vs Mahād
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Mahād.
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 Mahād averaged 90 — a 63-point (70%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Mahād the cleaner of the two. On 514 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 468 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Mahād peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mahād was 0% Severe and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Mahād 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Mahād hit AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Mahād spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).