Jalandhar vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Salem.
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 Salem averaged 68 — a 38-point (56%) gap, with Jalandhar the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 387 days when both cities reported, Salem was cleaner on 315 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Salem peaks in April. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).