Amritsar vs Kadapa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Kadapa.
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 Kadapa averaged 62 — a 62-point (100%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Kadapa the cleaner of the two. On 482 days when both cities reported, Kadapa was cleaner on 423 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Kadapa peaks in February. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kadapa was 0% Severe and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Kadapa 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Kadapa hit AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Kadapa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65).