Chandigarh vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 19-point (14%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Sonipat the cleaner of the two. On 1536 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 952 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Sonipat peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).