Imphal vs Ludhiana
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Imphal 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, Imphal averaged an AQI of 110 while Ludhiana averaged 117 — a 7-point (6%) gap, with Ludhiana the more polluted and Imphal the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Imphal peaks in October, while Ludhiana peaks in November. Imphal logged 1.1% Severe days and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ludhiana was 0.3% Severe and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Imphal 103 days, Ludhiana 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Imphal reached AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11; Ludhiana hit AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14.
Station-level disparity
Imphal spans 2 CPCB stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101); Ludhiana spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118).