Amritsar vs Delhi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Delhi.
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 Delhi averaged 210 — a 86-point (69%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 2524 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 2494 of them; the average daily gap was 182 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Delhi was 18.7% Severe and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Delhi 3 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Delhi hit AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Delhi spans 39 stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262).