Amritsar vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Tālcher.
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 Tālcher averaged 127 — a 3-point (2%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 1507 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 785 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Tālcher peaks in December. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).