Jalandhar vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 9-point (8%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 387 days when both cities reported, Jalandhar was cleaner on 254 of them; the average daily gap was 54 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; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).