Jalandhar vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 21-point (25%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 1844 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1230 of them; the average daily gap was 48 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; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).