Chandigarh vs Thanjavur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Thanjavur.
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 Thanjavur averaged 42 — a 111-point (264%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Thanjavur the cleaner of the two. On 70 days when both cities reported, Thanjavur was cleaner on 70 of them; the average daily gap was 200 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Thanjavur peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thanjavur was 0% Severe and 98.60000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Thanjavur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Thanjavur hit AQI 140 at Parisutham Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Thanjavur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).