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Amritsar vs Solapur

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Solapur.

Cleaner right now: Solapur (67-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Solapur cleaner 896/1553 daysYoY 20172024: Amritsar -24.4% · Solapur -31.9%

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

Amritsar

Punjab, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 54.1 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Solapur

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 13.6 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAmritsarSolapur
PM2.5(µg/m³)54.1013.60
PM10(µg/m³)70.5022.30
NO₂(µg/m³)20.206.60
SO₂(µg/m³)7.103.10
O₃(µg/m³)66.0046.00
CO(µg/m³)610.00150.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Amritsar averaged an AQI of 124 while Solapur averaged 96 — a 28-point (29%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Solapur the cleaner of the two. On 1553 days when both cities reported, Solapur was cleaner on 896 of them; the average daily gap was 49 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Amritsar peaks in November, while Solapur peaks in March. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Solapur 61 days.

Year-over-year progress

Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.

Station-level disparity

Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).

Verdict

🏆 Solapur has better air quality with an AQI of 23 compared to Amritsar's 90. That's a significant difference of 67 points.

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