Ambala vs Delhi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Delhi.
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 Delhi averaged 210 — a 116-point (123%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Ambala the cleaner of the two. On 2013 days when both cities reported, Ambala was cleaner on 1982 of them; the average daily gap was 169 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Delhi was 18.7% Severe and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Delhi 3 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Delhi hit AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Delhi spans 39 stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262).