Chandigarh vs Vrindāvan
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh and Vrindāvan.
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 Vrindāvan averaged 108 — a 45-point (42%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Vrindāvan the cleaner of the two. On 1177 days when both cities reported, Vrindāvan was cleaner on 924 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Vrindāvan peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vrindāvan was 0.6% Severe and 43.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Vrindāvan 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Vrindāvan has improved by 53 AQI points (32.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Vrindāvan hit AQI 475 at Omex Eternity (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Vrindāvan spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 115, max 115).