Amritsar vs Gadag
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Gadag.
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 Gadag averaged 53 — a 71-point (134%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 1003 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 942 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Gadag peaks in March. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gadag was 0.3% Severe and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Gadag 50 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Gadag hit AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Gadag spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54).