Amritsar vs Firozabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Firozabad.
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 Firozabad averaged 73 — a 51-point (70%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Firozabad the cleaner of the two. On 816 days when both cities reported, Firozabad was cleaner on 517 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Firozabad peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Firozabad was 0.6% Severe and 56.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Firozabad 68 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Firozabad has improved by 70 AQI points (49%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Firozabad hit AQI 489 at Nagla Bhau (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Firozabad spans 2 stations with a 19-point spread (min 88, max 107).