Amritsar vs Asansol
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Asansol.
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 Asansol averaged 145 — a 21-point (17%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 1839 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 1032 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Asansol peaks in December. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Asansol was 0% Severe and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Asansol 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Asansol hit AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Asansol spans 4 stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163).