Amritsar vs Madurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Madurai.
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 Madurai averaged 48 — a 76-point (158%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 75 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 73 of them; the average daily gap was 131 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Madurai peaks in December. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madurai was 0% Severe and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Madurai 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Madurai hit AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Madurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).