Amritsar vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Pune.
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 Pune averaged 97 — a 27-point (28%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 1829 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 1032 of them; the average daily gap was 55 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; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).