Jalandhar vs Khanna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Khanna.
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 Khanna averaged 102 — a 4-point (4%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Khanna the cleaner of the two. On 697 days when both cities reported, Khanna was cleaner on 392 of them; the average daily gap was 26 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Khanna was 0% Severe and 61.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Khanna 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Khanna has worsened by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Khanna hit AQI 297 at Kalal Majra (PPCB) on 2023-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Khanna spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 100, max 100).