Amritsar vs Araria
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Araria.
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 Araria averaged 167 — a 43-point (35%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 782 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 523 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Araria peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Araria was 0% Severe and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Araria 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Araria hit AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Araria spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173).