Chandigarh vs Pimpri-Chinchwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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 Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged 114 — a 39-point (34%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Pimpri-Chinchwad the cleaner of the two. On 366 days when both cities reported, Pimpri-Chinchwad was cleaner on 265 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Pimpri-Chinchwad peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pimpri-Chinchwad was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Pimpri-Chinchwad hit AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127).