Amritsar vs Davanagere
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Davanagere.
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 Davanagere averaged 57 — a 67-point (118%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 1054 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 955 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Davanagere peaks in March. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Davanagere was 0% Severe and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Davanagere 35 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Davanagere hit AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Davanagere spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).