Jaipur vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jaipur and Surat.
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, Jaipur averaged an AQI of 136 while Surat averaged 83 — a 53-point (64%) gap, with Jaipur the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 333 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 256 of them; the average daily gap was 101 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Jaipur logged 0.1% Severe days and 26.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jaipur 57 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jaipur has improved by 53 AQI points (28%) from 2017 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jaipur reached AQI 452 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2018-02-06; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Jaipur spans 6 CPCB stations with a 48-point spread (min 112, max 160); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).