Amritsar vs Kārwār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Kārwār.
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 Kārwār averaged 55 — a 69-point (125%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 261 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 244 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Kārwār peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kārwār was 0% Severe and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Kārwār 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Kārwār hit AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Kārwār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58).