Ambala vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Kishanganj.
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 Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 50-point (53%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Ambala the cleaner of the two. On 863 days when both cities reported, Ambala was cleaner on 497 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Kishanganj peaks in January. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).