Chandigarh vs Thane
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Thane.
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 Thane averaged 95 — a 58-point (61%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Thane the cleaner of the two. On 361 days when both cities reported, Thane was cleaner on 312 of them; the average daily gap was 75 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; Thane was 0% Severe and 53.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Thane 99 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Thane hit AQI 302 at Kasarvadavali (MPCB) on 2024-03-21.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Thane spans 2 stations with a 9-point spread (min 90, max 99).