Ambala vs Bilaspur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Bilaspur.
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 Bilaspur averaged 61 — a 33-point (54%) gap, with Ambala the more polluted and Bilaspur the cleaner of the two. On 904 days when both cities reported, Bilaspur was cleaner on 743 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Bilaspur peaks in December. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bilaspur was 0% Severe and 88% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Bilaspur 66 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Bilaspur has improved by 22 AQI points (26.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Bilaspur hit AQI 259 at Mangala (NTPC) on 2023-03-09.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Bilaspur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 69, max 69).