Amritsar vs Dewās
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Dewās.
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 Dewās averaged 98 — a 26-point (27%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Dewās the cleaner of the two. On 2244 days when both cities reported, Dewās was cleaner on 1260 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Dewās peaks in December. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dewās was 0% Severe and 47.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Dewās 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Dewās has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Dewās hit AQI 327 at Bhopal Chauraha (MPPCB) on 2023-07-01.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Dewās spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106).