Kadapa vs Ludhiana
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kadapa and Ludhiana.
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, Kadapa averaged an AQI of 62 while Ludhiana averaged 117 — a 55-point (89%) gap, with Ludhiana the more polluted and Kadapa the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Kadapa peaks in February, while Ludhiana peaks in November. Kadapa logged 0% Severe days and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ludhiana was 0.3% Severe and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kadapa 72 days, Ludhiana 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kadapa reached AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11; Ludhiana hit AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14.
Station-level disparity
Kadapa spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65); Ludhiana spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118).