Chandigarh vs Sangli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Sangli.
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 Sangli averaged 85 — a 68-point (80%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Sangli the cleaner of the two. On 526 days when both cities reported, Sangli was cleaner on 498 of them; the average daily gap was 90 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Sangli peaks in February. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sangli was 0% Severe and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Sangli 116 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Sangli has worsened by 17 AQI points (25%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Sangli hit AQI 254 at Vijay Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-09-24.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Sangli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 79, max 79).