Ahmedabad vs Ludhiana
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Ludhiana.
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 Ludhiana averaged 117 — a 0-point (0%) gap, with Ludhiana the more polluted and Ahmedabad the cleaner of the two. On 1384 days when both cities reported, Ludhiana was cleaner on 986 of them; the average daily gap was 63 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; Ludhiana was 0.3% Severe and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Ludhiana 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ahmedabad has worsened by 52 AQI points (80%) from 2016 to 2024; Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Ludhiana hit AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Ludhiana spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118).