Chandigarh vs Noida
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Noida.
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 Noida averaged 182 — a 29-point (19%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Chandigarh the cleaner of the two. On 1581 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 1417 of them; the average daily gap was 100 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Noida peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Noida was 8.9% Severe and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Noida 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Noida hit AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Noida spans 4 stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210).