Ludhiana vs Mangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ludhiana and Mangalore.
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 2021, Ludhiana averaged an AQI of 117 while Mangalore averaged 61 — a 56-point (92%) gap, with Ludhiana the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 228 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 189 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ludhiana peaks in November, while Mangalore peaks in February. Ludhiana logged 0.3% Severe days and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mangalore was 0% Severe and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ludhiana 53 days, Mangalore 64 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) from 2017 to 2021; Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ludhiana reached AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Mangalore hit AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Ludhiana spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118); Mangalore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).