Jalandhar vs Kannur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Kannur.
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 Kannur averaged 65 — a 41-point (63%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 1428 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 1151 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Kannur peaks in February. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Kannur 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).