Amritsar vs Buxar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Buxar.
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 Buxar averaged 141 — a 17-point (14%) gap, with Buxar the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 209 days when both cities reported, Buxar was cleaner on 106 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Buxar peaks in February. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Buxar was 0% Severe and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Buxar 13 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Buxar hit AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Buxar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).