Amritsar vs Cuddalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Cuddalore.
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 Cuddalore averaged 52 — a 72-point (138%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Cuddalore the cleaner of the two. On 303 days when both cities reported, Cuddalore was cleaner on 274 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Cuddalore peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Cuddalore was 0% Severe and 90.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Cuddalore 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Cuddalore hit AQI 329 at Kudikadu (TNPCB) on 2024-04-05.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Cuddalore spans 2 stations with a 11-point spread (min 46, max 57).