Chandigarh vs Mangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Mangalore.
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 Mangalore averaged 61 — a 92-point (151%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1238 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 1121 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Mangalore peaks in February. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mangalore was 0% Severe and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Mangalore 64 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Mangalore hit AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Mangalore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).