Ahmedabad vs Jalandhar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Jalandhar.
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, Ahmedabad averaged an AQI of 117 while Jalandhar averaged 106 — a 11-point (10%) gap, with Ahmedabad the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 2384 days when both cities reported, Jalandhar was cleaner on 1788 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jalandhar was 0% Severe and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Jalandhar 73 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ahmedabad has worsened by 52 AQI points (80%) from 2016 to 2024; Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Jalandhar hit AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Jalandhar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).