Chandigarh vs Ranipet
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Ranipet.
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 Ranipet averaged 75 — a 78-point (104%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Ranipet the cleaner of the two. On 62 days when both cities reported, Ranipet was cleaner on 62 of them; the average daily gap was 157 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Ranipet peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ranipet was 0% Severe and 67.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Ranipet 10 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Ranipet hit AQI 224 at VOC Nagar SIPCOT (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Ranipet spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).