Gadag vs Ludhiana
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag 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, Gadag averaged an AQI of 53 while Ludhiana averaged 117 — a 64-point (121%) gap, with Ludhiana the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 195 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 182 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Ludhiana peaks in November. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ludhiana was 0.3% Severe and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Ludhiana 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Ludhiana hit AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Ludhiana spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118).