Amritsar vs Aurangabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Aurangabad.
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 Aurangabad averaged 99 — a 25-point (25%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 1841 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 1071 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Aurangabad peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Aurangabad was 0.1% Severe and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Aurangabad 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Aurangabad hit AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Aurangabad spans 4 stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178).