Jalandhar vs Maihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Maihar.
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 Maihar averaged 59 — a 47-point (80%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 1511 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 1364 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Maihar peaks in December. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Maihar was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Maihar 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Maihar hit AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Maihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).