Amritsar vs Arrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Arrah.
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 Arrah averaged 123 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Arrah the cleaner of the two. On 811 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 544 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Arrah peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Arrah was 0.2% Severe and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Arrah 11 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Arrah hit AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Arrah spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).