Amritsar vs Sasaram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Sasaram.
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 Sasaram averaged 109 — a 15-point (14%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Sasaram the cleaner of the two. On 873 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 458 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Sasaram peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sasaram was 0.1% Severe and 37% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Sasaram 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Sasaram has improved by 166 AQI points (60.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Sasaram hit AQI 401 at Dada Peer (BSPCB) on 2021-11-28.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Sasaram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148).