Chandigarh vs Shivamogga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Shivamogga.
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 Shivamogga averaged 55 — a 98-point (178%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Shivamogga the cleaner of the two. On 1512 days when both cities reported, Shivamogga was cleaner on 1412 of them; the average daily gap was 98 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Shivamogga peaks in February. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shivamogga was 0% Severe and 97.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Shivamogga 233 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Shivamogga has improved by 16 AQI points (22.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Shivamogga hit AQI 202 at Vinoba Nagara (KSPCB) on 2021-08-04.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Shivamogga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).