Amritsar vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Rishīkesh.
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 Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 50-point (68%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 595 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 536 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).