SmogRank / India / Punjab

Air quality in Jalandhar

Punjab, India. PM2.5 from 1 reference monitor, updated hourly. None of them reported in the last 24 hours.

45.8µg/m³
Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Mean for 29 Sept, the most recent day with readings, 3.1× the WHO 24-hour guideline. No hourly readings have reached us since; some networks publish days late.

Rank, worst first

24 hours–not enough data
7 days#42of 2,299, at 36.0 µg/m³
30 days#28of 2,313, at 45.1 µg/m³
This year#52of 2,176, at 40.5 µg/m³

Why it ranks here

Chronic pollution. Its typical day over the past year was 44.1 µg/m³, 2.9× the WHO 24-hour guideline, so it ranks high most of the time, not only during events.
Seasonal. Over the past year its worst months were October, November, December, averaging up to 74.3 µg/m³ against 27.4 in its cleanest month. Seasonal peaks usually come from heating, crop burning, fire or dust seasons.

Based on Jalandhar's own measurements; causes are the usual kinds for a pattern like this, not a confirmed source.

The last 12 months, day by day

1102031Nov 2025DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct2025-11-01: 83.6 µg/m³2025-11-02: 68.4 µg/m³2025-11-03: 107.0 µg/m³2025-11-04: no data2025-11-05: 84.7 µg/m³2025-11-06: 84.8 µg/m³2025-11-07: 85.4 µg/m³2025-11-08: 79.3 µg/m³2025-11-09: 90.0 µg/m³2025-11-10: no data2025-11-11: 73.7 µg/m³2025-11-12: 85.0 µg/m³2025-11-13: 76.5 µg/m³2025-11-14: 65.7 µg/m³2025-11-15: 72.6 µg/m³2025-11-16: 73.7 µg/m³2025-11-17: 74.1 µg/m³2025-11-18: 59.1 µg/m³2025-11-19: 62.3 µg/m³2025-11-20: 70.2 µg/m³2025-11-21: 73.6 µg/m³2025-11-22: 67.8 µg/m³2025-11-23: 65.8 µg/m³2025-11-24: 70.6 µg/m³2025-11-25: 70.0 µg/m³2025-11-26: 72.0 µg/m³2025-11-27: 61.7 µg/m³2025-11-28: 64.5 µg/m³2025-11-29: 61.3 µg/m³2025-11-30: 76.4 µg/m³2025-12-01: 79.3 µg/m³2025-12-02: 79.8 µg/m³2025-12-03: 89.5 µg/m³2025-12-04: 70.5 µg/m³2025-12-05: 85.9 µg/m³2025-12-06: 59.5 µg/m³2025-12-07: 72.4 µg/m³2025-12-08: 61.5 µg/m³2025-12-09: 60.9 µg/m³2025-12-10: 71.4 µg/m³2025-12-11: 99.3 µg/m³2025-12-12: 101.0 µg/m³2025-12-13: 52.4 µg/m³2025-12-14: 42.9 µg/m³2025-12-15: 44.6 µg/m³2025-12-16: 73.6 µg/m³2025-12-17: 80.6 µg/m³2025-12-18: 77.7 µg/m³2025-12-19: 68.8 µg/m³2025-12-20: 61.1 µg/m³2025-12-21: 79.7 µg/m³2025-12-22: 83.4 µg/m³2025-12-23: 50.2 µg/m³2025-12-24: 49.6 µg/m³2025-12-25: 60.2 µg/m³2025-12-26: 64.4 µg/m³2025-12-27: 64.8 µg/m³2025-12-28: 76.8 µg/m³2025-12-29: 63.4 µg/m³2025-12-30: 72.1 µg/m³2025-12-31: 71.6 µg/m³2026-01-01: 57.0 µg/m³2026-01-02: 53.3 µg/m³2026-01-03: 58.1 µg/m³2026-01-04: 45.0 µg/m³2026-01-05: 38.1 µg/m³2026-01-06: 38.7 µg/m³2026-01-07: 37.4 µg/m³2026-01-08: 49.1 µg/m³2026-01-09: 43.5 µg/m³2026-01-10: 52.4 µg/m³2026-01-11: no data2026-01-12: no data2026-01-13: no data2026-01-14: no data2026-01-15: no data2026-01-16: no data2026-01-17: no data2026-01-18: no data2026-01-19: no data2026-01-20: no data2026-01-21: 46.9 µg/m³2026-01-22: 64.0 µg/m³2026-01-23: 30.3 µg/m³2026-01-24: 47.5 µg/m³2026-01-25: 68.1 µg/m³2026-01-26: 57.7 µg/m³2026-01-27: 39.4 µg/m³2026-01-28: 28.5 µg/m³2026-01-29: 32.1 µg/m³2026-01-30: 46.4 µg/m³2026-01-31: 43.0 µg/m³2026-02-01: 56.6 µg/m³2026-02-02: 36.5 µg/m³2026-02-03: no data2026-02-04: no data2026-02-05: 57.3 µg/m³2026-02-06: 65.6 µg/m³2026-02-07: 63.5 µg/m³2026-02-08: no data2026-02-09: 58.3 µg/m³2026-02-10: 65.4 µg/m³2026-02-11: 34.6 µg/m³2026-02-12: 35.7 µg/m³2026-02-13: 41.7 µg/m³2026-02-14: 33.7 µg/m³2026-02-15: 35.4 µg/m³2026-02-16: no data2026-02-17: no data2026-02-18: no data2026-02-19: no data2026-02-20: 60.2 µg/m³2026-02-21: 55.3 µg/m³2026-02-22: 64.5 µg/m³2026-02-23: 55.5 µg/m³2026-02-24: 54.7 µg/m³2026-02-25: 48.6 µg/m³2026-02-26: 37.8 µg/m³2026-02-27: 27.1 µg/m³2026-02-28: 21.4 µg/m³2026-03-01: 18.5 µg/m³2026-03-02: 30.8 µg/m³2026-03-03: 40.1 µg/m³2026-03-04: 39.4 µg/m³2026-03-05: 114.0 µg/m³2026-03-06: 43.0 µg/m³2026-03-07: 59.2 µg/m³2026-03-08: 55.2 µg/m³2026-03-09: 28.2 µg/m³2026-03-10: no data2026-03-11: 39.2 µg/m³2026-03-12: 35.6 µg/m³2026-03-13: 20.9 µg/m³2026-03-14: 42.0 µg/m³2026-03-15: 32.0 µg/m³2026-03-16: 24.3 µg/m³2026-03-17: 39.7 µg/m³2026-03-18: 30.3 µg/m³2026-03-19: 21.6 µg/m³2026-03-20: 20.8 µg/m³2026-03-21: 21.2 µg/m³2026-03-22: 36.6 µg/m³2026-03-23: 49.0 µg/m³2026-03-24: 44.0 µg/m³2026-03-25: no data2026-03-26: no data2026-03-27: 37.3 µg/m³2026-03-28: 50.3 µg/m³2026-03-29: 33.7 µg/m³2026-03-30: 41.3 µg/m³2026-03-31: 43.7 µg/m³2026-04-01: 28.8 µg/m³2026-04-02: 36.1 µg/m³2026-04-03: 24.3 µg/m³2026-04-04: 13.3 µg/m³2026-04-05: 10.0 µg/m³2026-04-06: 24.1 µg/m³2026-04-07: 43.7 µg/m³2026-04-08: 26.5 µg/m³2026-04-09: 35.7 µg/m³2026-04-10: 40.0 µg/m³2026-04-11: 39.8 µg/m³2026-04-12: 34.7 µg/m³2026-04-13: 38.3 µg/m³2026-04-14: 37.8 µg/m³2026-04-15: 30.5 µg/m³2026-04-16: no data2026-04-17: 33.7 µg/m³2026-04-18: 37.8 µg/m³2026-04-19: 49.4 µg/m³2026-04-20: 35.2 µg/m³2026-04-21: 36.6 µg/m³2026-04-22: 47.1 µg/m³2026-04-23: 56.6 µg/m³2026-04-24: 47.0 µg/m³2026-04-25: 39.9 µg/m³2026-04-26: 36.5 µg/m³2026-04-27: 39.9 µg/m³2026-04-28: 109.0 µg/m³2026-04-29: 44.4 µg/m³2026-04-30: 47.3 µg/m³2026-05-01: 34.9 µg/m³2026-05-02: 60.6 µg/m³2026-05-03: 71.0 µg/m³2026-05-04: 32.5 µg/m³2026-05-05: 33.7 µg/m³2026-05-06: no data2026-05-07: no data2026-05-08: 45.4 µg/m³2026-05-09: 57.6 µg/m³2026-05-10: 66.0 µg/m³2026-05-11: 54.5 µg/m³2026-05-12: 47.8 µg/m³2026-05-13: 39.9 µg/m³2026-05-14: 27.5 µg/m³2026-05-15: 33.6 µg/m³2026-05-16: 56.0 µg/m³2026-05-17: 61.5 µg/m³2026-05-18: 46.1 µg/m³2026-05-19: 34.9 µg/m³2026-05-20: 37.4 µg/m³2026-05-21: 47.3 µg/m³2026-05-22: 42.3 µg/m³2026-05-23: 41.2 µg/m³2026-05-24: 49.4 µg/m³2026-05-25: 40.9 µg/m³2026-05-26: 39.3 µg/m³2026-05-27: 59.0 µg/m³2026-05-28: 73.0 µg/m³2026-05-29: 60.5 µg/m³2026-05-30: 39.6 µg/m³2026-05-31: 27.8 µg/m³2026-06-01: 32.5 µg/m³2026-06-02: 39.7 µg/m³2026-06-03: 35.6 µg/m³2026-06-04: 55.2 µg/m³2026-06-05: 40.6 µg/m³2026-06-06: 44.6 µg/m³2026-06-07: 54.0 µg/m³2026-06-08: 44.0 µg/m³2026-06-09: 65.5 µg/m³2026-06-10: 50.9 µg/m³2026-06-11: 52.8 µg/m³2026-06-12: 30.3 µg/m³2026-06-13: 36.9 µg/m³2026-06-14: 41.1 µg/m³2026-06-15: 50.1 µg/m³2026-06-16: 55.3 µg/m³2026-06-17: 56.3 µg/m³2026-06-18: 23.5 µg/m³2026-06-19: 19.0 µg/m³2026-06-20: 18.4 µg/m³2026-06-21: 21.0 µg/m³2026-06-22: 12.8 µg/m³2026-06-23: no data2026-06-24: no data2026-06-25: no data2026-06-26: 22.9 µg/m³2026-06-27: 29.1 µg/m³2026-06-28: 28.7 µg/m³2026-06-29: 24.6 µg/m³2026-06-30: 46.8 µg/m³2026-07-01: 37.2 µg/m³2026-07-02: 25.5 µg/m³2026-07-03: 39.9 µg/m³2026-07-04: 45.4 µg/m³2026-07-05: 40.8 µg/m³2026-07-06: 39.3 µg/m³2026-07-07: 43.5 µg/m³2026-07-08: 27.9 µg/m³2026-07-09: 19.1 µg/m³2026-07-10: 17.2 µg/m³2026-07-11: 28.5 µg/m³2026-07-12: 34.9 µg/m³2026-07-13: no data2026-07-14: 22.0 µg/m³2026-07-15: 24.8 µg/m³2026-07-16: 34.6 µg/m³2026-07-17: 39.2 µg/m³2026-07-18: 41.4 µg/m³2026-07-19: 38.4 µg/m³2026-07-20: 23.9 µg/m³2026-07-21: 14.0 µg/m³2026-07-22: 16.0 µg/m³2026-07-23: 18.2 µg/m³2026-07-24: 15.8 µg/m³2026-07-25: 15.0 µg/m³2026-07-26: 20.5 µg/m³2026-07-27: 21.5 µg/m³2026-07-28: 21.7 µg/m³2026-07-29: 22.1 µg/m³2026-07-30: 18.7 µg/m³2026-07-31: 16.4 µg/m³2026-08-01: 19.1 µg/m³2026-08-02: 21.7 µg/m³2026-08-03: 23.4 µg/m³2026-08-04: 23.8 µg/m³2026-08-05: 34.9 µg/m³2026-08-06: 40.3 µg/m³2026-08-07: 30.2 µg/m³2026-08-08: 27.9 µg/m³2026-08-09: 34.9 µg/m³2026-08-10: 63.8 µg/m³2026-08-11: 44.2 µg/m³2026-08-12: 32.2 µg/m³2026-08-13: 44.3 µg/m³2026-08-14: 40.8 µg/m³2026-08-15: 42.3 µg/m³2026-08-16: 27.0 µg/m³2026-08-17: 29.4 µg/m³2026-08-18: 32.1 µg/m³2026-08-19: 39.9 µg/m³2026-08-20: 49.9 µg/m³2026-08-21: 46.7 µg/m³2026-08-22: 50.3 µg/m³2026-08-23: 49.2 µg/m³2026-08-24: 62.3 µg/m³2026-08-25: 64.4 µg/m³2026-08-26: 43.4 µg/m³2026-08-27: no data2026-08-28: no data2026-08-29: no data2026-08-30: 18.8 µg/m³2026-08-31: 35.4 µg/m³2026-09-01: 53.3 µg/m³2026-09-02: 53.0 µg/m³2026-09-03: 50.6 µg/m³2026-09-04: 34.9 µg/m³2026-09-05: 37.1 µg/m³2026-09-06: 25.4 µg/m³2026-09-07: 39.3 µg/m³2026-09-08: 68.9 µg/m³2026-09-09: 47.0 µg/m³2026-09-10: 24.6 µg/m³2026-09-11: 52.3 µg/m³2026-09-12: 52.1 µg/m³2026-09-13: 58.9 µg/m³2026-09-14: 49.9 µg/m³2026-09-15: 48.0 µg/m³2026-09-16: 40.1 µg/m³2026-09-17: 33.6 µg/m³2026-09-18: 34.3 µg/m³2026-09-19: 48.2 µg/m³2026-09-20: 54.9 µg/m³2026-09-21: 56.0 µg/m³2026-09-22: 65.6 µg/m³2026-09-23: 60.1 µg/m³2026-09-24: 48.3 µg/m³2026-09-25: 36.8 µg/m³2026-09-26: 38.4 µg/m³2026-09-27: 31.3 µg/m³2026-09-28: 27.9 µg/m³2026-09-29: 45.8 µg/m³2026-09-30: no data2026-10-01: no data
324 of 329 measured days were over the WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³). One row per month, one square per local day.
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

Hour by hour

No hourly readings in the last few days. The chart returns when the monitors' data arrives.

Its world rank, day by day

#1#809NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Rank on each day's board (1 = most polluted city that day).

2026 against 2025, month by month

15Jan 2026: 46.5 µg/m³JanFeb 2025: 32.6 µg/m³Feb 2026: 48.1 µg/m³FebMar 2025: 49.5 µg/m³Mar 2026: 39.0 µg/m³MarApr 2025: 50.2 µg/m³Apr 2026: 38.8 µg/m³AprMay 2025: 45.7 µg/m³May 2026: 46.9 µg/m³MayJun 2025: 42.0 µg/m³Jun 2026: 38.2 µg/m³JunJul 2025: 23.9 µg/m³Jul 2026: 27.4 µg/m³JulAug 2025: 25.0 µg/m³Aug 2026: 38.3 µg/m³AugSep 2025: 29.4 µg/m³Sep 2026: 45.4 µg/m³SepOct 2025: 63.8 µg/m³OctNov 2025: 74.3 µg/m³NovDec 2025: 70.0 µg/m³Dec
Faded bars: 2025. A month shows once it has 10 measured days.

This week against past years

This weekThis week: 36.0 µg/m³36.020252025: 38.3 µg/m³38.3
Mean PM2.5 for 25 Sept to 1 Oct in each year. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline.

Monitors

StationOperatorType
Civil Line, Jalandhar - PPCBGODL-IndiaPunjab Pollution Control BoardReference

The city's value is the median of its reference monitors each hour, when at least a third of them report (three are always enough); low-cost sensors are listed but not counted when reference monitors exist. Data via OpenAQ; licences as listed. How we rank. Embed this on your site.

Other cities in India

30-day averages, µg/m³. All of India.

Updated 2026-10-01 23:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.