Amritsar vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Thrissur.
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 Thrissur averaged 57 — a 67-point (118%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 1082 days when both cities reported, Thrissur was cleaner on 920 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Thrissur peaks in February. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).