Ambala vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Kanchipuram.
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 Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 43-point (84%) gap, with Ambala the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 310 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 266 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).