Amritsar vs Bikaner
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Bikaner.
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 Bikaner averaged 154 — a 30-point (24%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 628 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 471 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Bikaner peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bikaner was 0.1% Severe and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Bikaner 15 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Bikaner hit AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Bikaner spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).