Amritsar vs Gangtok
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Gangtok.
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 Gangtok averaged 48 — a 76-point (158%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 733 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 682 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Gangtok peaks in March. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gangtok was 0% Severe and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Gangtok 94 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Gangtok hit AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Gangtok spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50).