Ambala vs Belgaum
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Belgaum.
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 Belgaum averaged 58 — a 36-point (62%) gap, with Ambala the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 680 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 535 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Belgaum peaks in January. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Belgaum was 0% Severe and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Belgaum 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Belgaum hit AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Belgaum spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).