Panchkula vs Shillong
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Panchkula and Shillong.
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 Shillong averaged 75 — a 42-point (56%) gap, with Panchkula the more polluted and Shillong the cleaner of the two. On 754 days when both cities reported, Shillong was cleaner on 678 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Panchkula peaks in December, while Shillong peaks in February. Panchkula logged 0.1% Severe days and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shillong was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Panchkula 60 days, Shillong 113 days.
Year-over-year progress
Panchkula has improved by 74 AQI points (38.7%) from 2017 to 2022; Shillong has worsened by 41 AQI points (120.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Panchkula reached AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15; Shillong hit AQI 212 at Lumpyngngad Shillong (PCB) on 2024-02-19.
Station-level disparity
Panchkula spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102); Shillong spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 42, max 44).