Jodhpur vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jodhpur 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, Jodhpur averaged an AQI of 116 while Surat averaged 83 — a 33-point (40%) gap, with Jodhpur the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 333 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 229 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Jodhpur logged 0.2% Severe days and 18.099999999999998% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jodhpur 34 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jodhpur has improved by 86 AQI points (42.6%) from 2016 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jodhpur reached AQI 436 at Collectorate (RSPCB) on 2018-04-21; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Jodhpur spans 5 CPCB stations with a 69-point spread (min 100, max 169); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).