Amritsar vs Rājsamand
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Rājsamand.
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 Rājsamand averaged 88 — a 36-point (41%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Rājsamand the cleaner of the two. On 555 days when both cities reported, Rājsamand was cleaner on 395 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Rājsamand peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rājsamand was 0% Severe and 69.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Rājsamand 42 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Rājsamand has improved by 13 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; Rājsamand hit AQI 320 at Dhoinda (RSPCB) on 2024-08-28.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Rājsamand spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 94, max 94).