Amritsar vs Ariyalur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Ariyalur.
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 Ariyalur averaged 46 — a 78-point (170%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 571 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 545 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Ariyalur peaks in March. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ariyalur was 0% Severe and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Ariyalur 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Ariyalur hit AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Ariyalur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51).