Jalandhar vs Ulhasnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Ulhasnagar.
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 Ulhasnagar averaged 117 — a 11-point (10%) gap, with Ulhasnagar the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 497 days when both cities reported, Ulhasnagar was cleaner on 247 of them; the average daily gap was 42 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Ulhasnagar peaks in January. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ulhasnagar was 0% Severe and 46.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Ulhasnagar 74 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Ulhasnagar has improved by 10 AQI points (7.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Ulhasnagar hit AQI 319 at Sidhi Vinayak Nagar (MPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Ulhasnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).