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Aurangabad vs Jalandhar

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Jalandhar.

Cleaner right now: Aurangabad (162-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Aurangabad cleaner 951/1762 daysYoY 20162024: Aurangabad -29.3% · Jalandhar +5%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Aurangabad

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 18.8 µg/m³

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Jalandhar

Punjab, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 88.5 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAurangabadJalandhar
PM2.5(µg/m³)18.8088.50
PM10(µg/m³)32.60118.50
NO₂(µg/m³)11.2056.60
SO₂(µg/m³)12.609.80
O₃(µg/m³)46.0015.00
CO(µg/m³)146.00657.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Jalandhar averaged 106 — a 7-point (7%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 1762 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 951 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Aurangabad peaks in January, while Jalandhar peaks in November. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jalandhar was 0% Severe and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Jalandhar 73 days.

Year-over-year progress

Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Jalandhar hit AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28.

Station-level disparity

Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Jalandhar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).

Verdict

🏆 Aurangabad has better air quality with an AQI of 33 compared to Jalandhar's 195. That's a significant difference of 162 points.

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