Amritsar vs Baripāda
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Baripāda.
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 Baripāda averaged 121 — a 3-point (2%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Baripāda the cleaner of the two. On 660 days when both cities reported, Baripāda was cleaner on 349 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Baripāda peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Baripāda was 0% Severe and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Baripāda 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Baripāda hit AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Baripāda spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127).