Chandigarh vs Panchkula
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Panchkula.
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 Panchkula averaged 117 — a 36-point (31%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Panchkula the cleaner of the two. On 1142 days when both cities reported, Panchkula was cleaner on 736 of them; the average daily gap was 42 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Panchkula peaks in December. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panchkula was 0.1% Severe and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Panchkula 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Panchkula has improved by 74 AQI points (38.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Panchkula hit AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Panchkula spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).