Amritsar vs Hyderabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Hyderabad.
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 Hyderabad averaged 78 — a 46-point (59%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 2191 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 1206 of them; the average daily gap was 49 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Hyderabad peaks in December. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hyderabad was 0.2% Severe and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Hyderabad 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Hyderabad hit AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Hyderabad spans 14 stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97).