Jālna vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jālna and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 32-point (39%) gap, with Jālna the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 364 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 217 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jālna peaks in March, while Surat peaks in November. Jālna logged 0% Severe days and 53.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jālna 17 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jālna has worsened by 18 AQI points (18.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jālna reached AQI 335 at Old MIDC (MPCB) on 2024-03-07; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Jālna spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).