Jalandhar vs Pimpri-Chinchwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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 Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged 114 — a 8-point (8%) gap, with Pimpri-Chinchwad the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 358 days when both cities reported, Jalandhar was cleaner on 208 of them; the average daily gap was 59 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; Pimpri-Chinchwad was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Pimpri-Chinchwad hit AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127).