Jalandhar vs Visakhapatnam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar and Visakhapatnam.
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 Visakhapatnam averaged 110 — a 4-point (4%) gap, with Visakhapatnam the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 2198 days when both cities reported, Jalandhar was cleaner on 1140 of them; the average daily gap was 49 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jalandhar peaks in November, while Visakhapatnam peaks in January. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Visakhapatnam was 0% Severe and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Visakhapatnam 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Visakhapatnam has worsened by 15 AQI points (15.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Visakhapatnam hit AQI 341 at GVM Corporation (APPCB) on 2019-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Visakhapatnam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).