Jalandhar vs Kalyān
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Kalyān.
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, Jalandhar averaged an AQI of 106 while Kalyān averaged 95 — a 11-point (12%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Kalyān the cleaner of the two. On 1400 days when both cities reported, Kalyān was cleaner on 734 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Kalyān peaks in January. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kalyān was 0.1% Severe and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Kalyān 78 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Kalyān has improved by 4 AQI points (4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Kalyān hit AQI 414 at Khadakpada (MPCB) on 2022-01-24.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Kalyān spans 2 stations with a 18-point spread (min 98, max 116).