Amritsar vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 7-point (6%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Pithampur the cleaner of the two. On 2347 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 1173 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Pithampur peaks in December. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).