Jalandhar vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Tālcher.
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 Tālcher averaged 127 — a 21-point (20%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 1608 days when both cities reported, Jalandhar was cleaner on 835 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Tālcher peaks in December. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).