Jalandhar vs Samastipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Samastipur.
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 Samastipur averaged 134 — a 28-point (26%) gap, with Samastipur the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 776 days when both cities reported, Jalandhar was cleaner on 601 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Samastipur peaks in January. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Samastipur was 1.4% Severe and 23.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Samastipur 9 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Samastipur has improved by 84 AQI points (38.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Samastipur hit AQI 459 at DM Office Kasipur (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Samastipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 177, max 177).