Amritsar vs Mangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Mangalore.
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 Mangalore averaged 61 — a 63-point (103%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1158 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 994 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Mangalore peaks in February. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mangalore was 0% Severe and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Mangalore 64 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Mangalore hit AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Mangalore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).