Ludhiana vs Sawāi Mādhopur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ludhiana and Sawāi Mādhopur.
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 Sawāi Mādhopur averaged 119 — a 2-point (2%) gap, with Sawāi Mādhopur the more polluted and Ludhiana 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; Sawāi Mādhopur was 0% Severe and 44.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ludhiana 53 days, Sawāi Mādhopur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) from 2017 to 2021; Sawāi Mādhopur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ludhiana reached AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Sawāi Mādhopur hit AQI 328 at Sahu Nagar Sawai (RSPCB) on 2024-06-07.
Station-level disparity
Ludhiana spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118); Sawāi Mādhopur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).