Gorakhpur vs Jalandhar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gorakhpur 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Gorakhpur | Jalandhar |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 85.00 | 84.50 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 96.60 | 110.40 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 49.30 | 46.20 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 15.60 | 12.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 45.00 | 41.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 488.00 | 603.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Gorakhpur averaged an AQI of 109 while Jalandhar averaged 106 — a 3-point (3%) gap, with Gorakhpur the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 1187 days when both cities reported, Gorakhpur was cleaner on 770 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Gorakhpur logged 0% Severe days and 57.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jalandhar was 0% Severe and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gorakhpur 62 days, Jalandhar 73 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gorakhpur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gorakhpur reached AQI 393 at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Jalandhar hit AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28.
Station-level disparity
Gorakhpur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99); Jalandhar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).
Verdict
🏆 Jalandhar has better air quality with an AQI of 182 compared to Gorakhpur's 184.