Jalandhar vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Patiala.
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 Patiala averaged 103 — a 3-point (3%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 2404 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 1430 of them; the average daily gap was 28 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; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).