Amritsar vs Tiruchirappalli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Tiruchirappalli.
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 Tiruchirappalli averaged 50 — a 74-point (148%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Tiruchirappalli the cleaner of the two. On 87 days when both cities reported, Tiruchirappalli was cleaner on 86 of them; the average daily gap was 119 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Tiruchirappalli peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tiruchirappalli was 0% Severe and 96.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Tiruchirappalli 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Tiruchirappalli has improved by 23 AQI points (31.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Tiruchirappalli hit AQI 114 at St Joseph College (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Tiruchirappalli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).