Amritsar vs Angul
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Angul.
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, Amritsar averaged an AQI of 124 while Angul averaged 149 — a 25-point (20%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 387 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 233 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Angul peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Angul was 0% Severe and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Angul 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Angul hit AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Angul spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163).