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Amritsar vs Jīnd

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Jīnd.

Cleaner right now: Amritsar (153-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Amritsar cleaner 1285/1859 daysYoY 20172024: Amritsar -24.4% · Jīnd -23.6%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Amritsar

Punjab, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 68.5 µg/m³

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Jīnd

Haryana, India

Poor

PM2.5: 105.5 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAmritsarJīnd
PM2.5(µg/m³)68.50105.50
PM10(µg/m³)84.10331.60
NO₂(µg/m³)30.4067.60
SO₂(µg/m³)6.7015.80
O₃(µg/m³)41.0010.00
CO(µg/m³)756.00435.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Amritsar averaged an AQI of 124 while Jīnd averaged 126 — a 2-point (2%) gap, with Jīnd the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 1859 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 1285 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jīnd was 2.1% Severe and 36.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Jīnd 23 days.

Year-over-year progress

Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Jīnd has improved by 39 AQI points (23.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Jīnd hit AQI 491 at Police Lines (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.

Station-level disparity

Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Jīnd spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 158, max 158).

Verdict

🏆 Amritsar has better air quality with an AQI of 129 compared to Jīnd's 282. That's a significant difference of 153 points.

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