Ambala vs Kārwār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Kārwār.
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 Kārwār averaged 55 — a 39-point (71%) gap, with Ambala the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 243 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 192 of them; the average daily gap was 45 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Kārwār peaks in January. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kārwār was 0% Severe and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Kārwār 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Kārwār hit AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Kārwār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58).