Panchkula vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Panchkula and Raipur.
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 2022, Panchkula averaged an AQI of 117 while Raipur averaged 74 — a 43-point (58%) gap, with Panchkula the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 7 days when both cities reported, Panchkula was cleaner on 7 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Panchkula peaks in December, while Raipur peaks in November. Panchkula logged 0.1% Severe days and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Panchkula 60 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Panchkula has improved by 74 AQI points (38.7%) from 2017 to 2022; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Panchkula reached AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Panchkula spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).