Kishanganj vs Ludhiana
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kishanganj 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, Kishanganj averaged an AQI of 144 while Ludhiana averaged 117 — a 27-point (23%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Ludhiana the cleaner of the two. On 36 days when both cities reported, Ludhiana was cleaner on 30 of them; the average daily gap was 103 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kishanganj peaks in January, while Ludhiana peaks in November. Kishanganj logged 0.2% Severe days and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ludhiana was 0.3% Severe and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kishanganj 23 days, Ludhiana 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kishanganj reached AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01; Ludhiana hit AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14.
Station-level disparity
Kishanganj spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156); Ludhiana spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118).