Agra vs Amritsar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agra and Amritsar.
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 2024, Agra averaged an AQI of 79 while Amritsar averaged 124 — a 45-point (57%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Agra the cleaner of the two. On 2101 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 1384 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Agra peaks in January, while Amritsar peaks in November. Agra logged 3.3% Severe days and 34.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Amritsar was 0.2% Severe and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agra 46 days, Amritsar 40 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agra has improved by 134 AQI points (62.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agra reached AQI 500 at Sanjay Palace (UPPCB) on 2017-06-03; Amritsar hit AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14.
Station-level disparity
Agra spans 6 CPCB stations with a 83-point spread (min 79, max 162); Amritsar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119).