Amritsar vs Thane
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Thane.
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 Thane averaged 95 — a 29-point (31%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Thane the cleaner of the two. On 341 days when both cities reported, Thane was cleaner on 214 of them; the average daily gap was 53 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Thane peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thane was 0% Severe and 53.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Thane 99 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Thane hit AQI 302 at Kasarvadavali (MPCB) on 2024-03-21.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Thane spans 2 stations with a 9-point spread (min 90, max 99).