Chandigarh vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 38-point (33%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 395 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 269 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).