Chandigarh vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Solapur.
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 Solapur averaged 96 — a 57-point (59%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Solapur the cleaner of the two. On 1168 days when both cities reported, Solapur was cleaner on 730 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Solapur peaks in March. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).