Dehradun vs Panchkula
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun and Panchkula.
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, Dehradun averaged an AQI of 106 while Panchkula averaged 117 — a 11-point (10%) gap, with Panchkula the more polluted and Dehradun the cleaner of the two. On 151 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 90 of them; the average daily gap was 28 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dehradun peaks in January, while Panchkula peaks in December. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panchkula was 0.1% Severe and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Panchkula 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Panchkula has improved by 74 AQI points (38.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Panchkula hit AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Panchkula spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).