Amritsar vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Muzaffarnagar.
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 Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 55-point (44%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 1911 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 1589 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).