Ambala vs Bikaner
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Bikaner.
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 Bikaner averaged 154 — a 60-point (64%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Ambala the cleaner of the two. On 604 days when both cities reported, Ambala was cleaner on 505 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Bikaner peaks in January. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bikaner was 0.1% Severe and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Bikaner 15 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Bikaner hit AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Bikaner spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).