Jalandhar vs Kolār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Kolār.
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 Kolār averaged 65 — a 41-point (63%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 1157 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 936 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Kolār peaks in September. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolār was 0.9% Severe and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Kolār 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Kolār hit AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Kolār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).