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Jabalpur vs Jalandhar

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jabalpur and Jalandhar.

Cleaner right now: Jabalpur (144-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Jalandhar cleaner 878/1511 daysYoY 20192024: Jabalpur -33.3% · Jalandhar +5%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Jabalpur

Madhya Pradesh, India

Good

PM2.5: 22.9 µg/m³

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Jalandhar

Punjab, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 84.5 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantJabalpurJalandhar
PM2.5(µg/m³)22.9084.50
PM10(µg/m³)32.80110.40
NO₂(µg/m³)8.7046.20
SO₂(µg/m³)4.4012.00
O₃(µg/m³)77.0041.00
CO(µg/m³)213.00603.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Jabalpur averaged an AQI of 106 while Jalandhar averaged 106 — a 0-point (0%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Jabalpur the cleaner of the two. On 1511 days when both cities reported, Jalandhar was cleaner on 878 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Jabalpur logged 0% Severe days and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jalandhar was 0% Severe and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jabalpur 122 days, Jalandhar 73 days.

Year-over-year progress

Jabalpur has improved by 53 AQI points (33.3%) from 2019 to 2024; Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jabalpur reached AQI 364 at Marhatal (MPPCB) on 2024-01-21; Jalandhar hit AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28.

Station-level disparity

Jabalpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 21-point spread (min 101, max 122); Jalandhar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).

Verdict

🏆 Jabalpur has better air quality with an AQI of 38 compared to Jalandhar's 182. That's a significant difference of 144 points.

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