Amritsar vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Kishanganj.
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 Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 20-point (16%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 886 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 501 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Kishanganj peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).