Amritsar vs Kannur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Kannur.
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 Kannur averaged 65 — a 59-point (91%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 1351 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 1140 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Kannur peaks in February. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Kannur 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).