Amritsar vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Saharsa.
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 Saharsa averaged 139 — a 15-point (12%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 852 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 583 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Saharsa peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).