Amritsar vs Jaisalmer
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Jaisalmer.
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 Jaisalmer averaged 125 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Jaisalmer the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 547 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 287 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Jaisalmer peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jaisalmer was 0% Severe and 37.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Jaisalmer 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Jaisalmer has improved by 6 AQI points (4.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Jaisalmer hit AQI 374 at Sadar Bazar (RSPCB) on 2024-12-22.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Jaisalmer spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127).