Amritsar vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Patiala.
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 Patiala averaged 103 — a 21-point (20%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 2258 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 1374 of them; the average daily gap was 34 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).