Ludhiana vs Shivamogga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ludhiana and Shivamogga.
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 Shivamogga averaged 55 — a 62-point (113%) gap, with Ludhiana the more polluted and Shivamogga the cleaner of the two. On 441 days when both cities reported, Shivamogga was cleaner on 382 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ludhiana peaks in November, while Shivamogga peaks in February. Ludhiana logged 0.3% Severe days and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shivamogga was 0% Severe and 97.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ludhiana 53 days, Shivamogga 233 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) from 2017 to 2021; Shivamogga has improved by 16 AQI points (22.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ludhiana reached AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Shivamogga hit AQI 202 at Vinoba Nagara (KSPCB) on 2021-08-04.
Station-level disparity
Ludhiana spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118); Shivamogga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).