Jalandhar vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Rishīkesh.
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 Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 32-point (43%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 631 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 562 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).