The complete molecule of the title compound, C5H3Cl2N, is generated by crystallographic twofold symmetry, which forces the pyridine N atom and the opposite C—H group to be statistically disordered. In the crystal, weak aromatic π–π stacking [centroid–centroid separation = 3.805 (4) Å and slippage = 1.704 Å] leads to [100] stacks of molecules. Short Cl⋯Cl contacts [3.334 (3) Å] are also observed
