Gangtok vs Jaisalmer
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gangtok and Jaisalmer.
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, Gangtok averaged an AQI of 48 while Jaisalmer averaged 125 — a 77-point (160%) gap, with Jaisalmer the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 490 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 472 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gangtok peaks in March, while Jaisalmer peaks in January. Gangtok logged 0% Severe days and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jaisalmer was 0% Severe and 37.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gangtok 94 days, Jaisalmer 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Jaisalmer has improved by 6 AQI points (4.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gangtok reached AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16; Jaisalmer hit AQI 374 at Sadar Bazar (RSPCB) on 2024-12-22.
Station-level disparity
Gangtok spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Jaisalmer spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127).