Ambala vs Baripāda
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Baripāda.
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, Ambala averaged an AQI of 94 while Baripāda averaged 121 — a 27-point (29%) gap, with Baripāda the more polluted and Ambala the cleaner of the two. On 633 days when both cities reported, Ambala was cleaner on 363 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Baripāda peaks in January. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Baripāda was 0% Severe and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Baripāda 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Baripāda hit AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Baripāda spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127).