Agra vs Ambala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agra and Ambala.
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, Agra averaged an AQI of 79 while Ambala averaged 94 — a 15-point (19%) gap, with Ambala the more polluted and Agra the cleaner of the two. On 1619 days when both cities reported, Ambala was cleaner on 989 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Agra peaks in January, while Ambala peaks in November. Agra logged 3.3% Severe days and 34.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ambala was 0.2% Severe and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agra 46 days, Ambala 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agra has improved by 134 AQI points (62.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agra reached AQI 500 at Sanjay Palace (UPPCB) on 2017-06-03; Ambala hit AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04.
Station-level disparity
Agra spans 6 CPCB stations with a 83-point spread (min 79, max 162); Ambala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126).