Jālna vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jālna and Meerut.
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, Jālna averaged an AQI of 115 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 29-point (25%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Jālna the cleaner of the two. On 322 days when both cities reported, Jālna was cleaner on 230 of them; the average daily gap was 86 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jālna peaks in March, while Meerut peaks in November. Jālna logged 0% Severe days and 53.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jālna 17 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jālna has worsened by 18 AQI points (18.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jālna reached AQI 335 at Old MIDC (MPCB) on 2024-03-07; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Jālna spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).