Dewās vs Ludhiana
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dewās 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, Dewās averaged an AQI of 98 while Ludhiana averaged 117 — a 19-point (19%) gap, with Ludhiana the more polluted and Dewās the cleaner of the two. On 1372 days when both cities reported, Dewās was cleaner on 699 of them; the average daily gap was 53 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dewās peaks in December, while Ludhiana peaks in November. Dewās logged 0% Severe days and 47.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ludhiana was 0.3% Severe and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dewās 101 days, Ludhiana 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dewās has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dewās reached AQI 327 at Bhopal Chauraha (MPPCB) on 2023-07-01; Ludhiana hit AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14.
Station-level disparity
Dewās spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Ludhiana spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118).