Bangalore vs Jabalpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Jabalpur.
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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Jabalpur averaged 106 — a 32-point (43%) gap, with Jabalpur the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1531 days when both cities reported, Bangalore was cleaner on 805 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Jabalpur peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jabalpur was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Jabalpur 122 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Jabalpur has improved by 53 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Jabalpur hit AQI 364 at Marhatal (MPPCB) on 2024-01-21.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Jabalpur spans 4 stations with a 21-point spread (min 101, max 122).