Ludhiana vs Pimpri-Chinchwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ludhiana and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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 Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged 114 — a 3-point (3%) gap, with Ludhiana the more polluted and Pimpri-Chinchwad the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ludhiana logged 0.3% Severe days and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pimpri-Chinchwad was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ludhiana 53 days, Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ludhiana reached AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Pimpri-Chinchwad hit AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23.
Station-level disparity
Ludhiana spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118); Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127).