Jalandhar vs Karur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Karur.
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 Karur averaged 71 — a 35-point (49%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Karur the cleaner of the two. On 71 days when both cities reported, Karur was cleaner on 67 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Karur peaks in December. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karur was 0% Severe and 80.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Karur 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Karur hit AQI 149 at Kamadenu Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Karur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).