Jīnd vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jīnd and Palwal.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Jīnd | Palwal |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 96.90 | 62.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 231.00 | 136.40 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 49.70 | 19.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 17.80 | 10.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 45.00 | 66.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 474.00 | 503.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Jīnd averaged an AQI of 126 while Palwal averaged 95 — a 31-point (33%) gap, with Jīnd the more polluted and Palwal the cleaner of the two. On 1795 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 1163 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Jīnd logged 2.1% Severe days and 36.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jīnd 23 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jīnd has improved by 39 AQI points (23.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jīnd reached AQI 491 at Police Lines (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Jīnd spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 158, max 158); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).
Verdict
🏆 Palwal has better air quality with an AQI of 125 compared to Jīnd's 224. That's a significant difference of 99 points.