Chandigarh vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Sikar.
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 Sikar averaged 139 — a 14-point (10%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Sikar the cleaner of the two. On 642 days when both cities reported, Sikar was cleaner on 422 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).