Amritsar vs Chandigarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Chandigarh.
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 Chandigarh averaged 153 — a 29-point (23%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 1817 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 1054 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Chandigarh peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chandigarh was 0.3% Severe and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Chandigarh 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Chandigarh hit AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Chandigarh spans 3 stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150).