Ambala vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Gaya.
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 Gaya averaged 110 — a 16-point (17%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Ambala the cleaner of the two. On 1947 days when both cities reported, Ambala was cleaner on 1238 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Gaya peaks in January. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).