Chapra vs Jalandhar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chapra 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, Chapra averaged an AQI of 149 while Jalandhar averaged 106 — a 43-point (41%) gap, with Chapra the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 954 days when both cities reported, Jalandhar was cleaner on 745 of them; the average daily gap was 97 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chapra peaks in January, while Jalandhar peaks in November. Chapra logged 2.4% Severe days and 26.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jalandhar was 0% Severe and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chapra 14 days, Jalandhar 73 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chapra has improved by 181 AQI points (54.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chapra reached AQI 452 at Darshan Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-20; Jalandhar hit AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28.
Station-level disparity
Chapra spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 195, max 195); Jalandhar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).