Ambala vs Kolhapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Kolhapur.
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 Kolhapur averaged 100 — a 6-point (6%) gap, with Kolhapur the more polluted and Ambala the cleaner of the two. On 322 days when both cities reported, Ambala was cleaner on 192 of them; the average daily gap was 50 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; Kolhapur was 0% Severe and 46.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Kolhapur 81 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Kolhapur hit AQI 321 at Shivaji University (MPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Kolhapur spans 2 stations with a 19-point spread (min 90, max 109).