Amritsar vs Karur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Karur.
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 Karur averaged 71 — a 53-point (75%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Karur the cleaner of the two. On 70 days when both cities reported, Karur was cleaner on 67 of them; the average daily gap was 115 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Karur peaks in December. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karur was 0% Severe and 80.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Karur 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Karur hit AQI 149 at Kamadenu Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Karur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).