Chandigarh vs Pāli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Pāli.
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 Pāli averaged 134 — a 19-point (14%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Pāli the cleaner of the two. On 1855 days when both cities reported, Pāli was cleaner on 1069 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Pāli peaks in May. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pāli was 0% Severe and 40.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Pāli 38 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Pāli has improved by 47 AQI points (26%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Pāli hit AQI 453 at Indira Colony Vistar (RSPCB) on 2019-04-16.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Pāli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).