Amritsar vs Dindigul
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Dindigul.
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 Dindigul averaged 61 — a 63-point (103%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Dindigul the cleaner of the two. On 268 days when both cities reported, Dindigul was cleaner on 205 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Dindigul peaks in February. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dindigul was 0% Severe and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Dindigul 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Dindigul has improved by 29 AQI points (32.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Dindigul hit AQI 352 at Mendonsa Colony (TNPCB) on 2023-03-12.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Dindigul spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).