Amritsar vs Rohtak
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Rohtak.
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 Rohtak averaged 148 — a 24-point (19%) gap, with Rohtak the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 2267 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 1520 of them; the average daily gap was 66 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; Rohtak was 1.1% Severe and 36.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Rohtak 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Rohtak has improved by 123 AQI points (45.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Rohtak hit AQI 498 at MD University (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Rohtak spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 159, max 159).