Jalandhar vs Nalbāri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Nalbāri.
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 Nalbāri averaged 129 — a 23-point (22%) gap, with Nalbāri the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 658 days when both cities reported, Jalandhar was cleaner on 384 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Nalbāri peaks in January. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nalbāri was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Nalbāri 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Nalbāri has improved by 72 AQI points (35.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Nalbāri hit AQI 384 at Bata Chowk (PCBA) on 2024-01-08.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Nalbāri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).