Ludhiana vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ludhiana and Sikar.
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 Sikar averaged 139 — a 22-point (19%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Ludhiana the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Ludhiana peaks in November, while Sikar peaks in January. Ludhiana logged 0.3% Severe days and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ludhiana 53 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) from 2017 to 2021; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ludhiana reached AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Ludhiana spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).