Chandrapur — AQI Trends
Year-over-year AQI trajectory for Chandrapur (2017–2022). Based on CPCB station data, 2016–present.
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Chandrapur — annual AQI 2017–2022
Year × month heatmap
Worst single days on record
- 2017-11-14MIDC Khutala (MPCB)500
- 2017-11-13MIDC Khutala (MPCB)500
- 2017-11-12MIDC Khutala (MPCB)500
- 2017-11-11MIDC Khutala (MPCB)500
- 2017-11-10MIDC Khutala (MPCB)500
- 2022-01-25MIDC Khutala (MPCB)335
- 2022-12-15MIDC Khutala (MPCB)313
- 2021-04-03MIDC Khutala (MPCB)300
- 2022-12-14MIDC Khutala (MPCB)295
- 2022-01-24MIDC Khutala (MPCB)282
What the numbers say
Overview
Chandrapur's AQI moved from 124 in 2017 to 123 in 2022 — a fall of 0.8% over 5 years. The long-run trend is roughly stable, with a regression slope of -0.1 AQI points per year.
The data story
The worst recorded year in Chandrapur was 2017 at AQI 124, while the best was 2020 at AQI 77. The city has posted 5.3999999999999995% of all measured days above AQI 200 (the Poor threshold), and its worst recorded single day hit 500 on 14 Nov 2017.
Why this pattern
Chandrapur's trend has been stable — neither clearly worsening nor clearly improving. That stability often masks underlying growth in emissions being offset by cleaner vehicle technology or weather variability. The NCAP era from 2019 onward is the key policy backdrop; stability here means targets have not yet translated into measurable ground-level change.
What to do with this
For planners and residents, the trend matters as much as today's number. A worsening city needs aggressive source control and personal protection investments like indoor purifiers. An improving city rewards continued policy pressure but still requires caution during peak months. Use the live AQI page for day-to-day decisions and this chart for multi-year context. Year-over-year change of more than 10% in either direction is typically real signal, not noise.