Ambala vs Bihar Sharif
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Bihar Sharif.
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 Bihar Sharif averaged 115 — a 21-point (22%) gap, with Bihar Sharif the more polluted and Ambala the cleaner of the two. On 814 days when both cities reported, Ambala was cleaner on 488 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Bihar Sharif peaks in December. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bihar Sharif was 1% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Bihar Sharif 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Bihar Sharif hit AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Bihar Sharif spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146).