Ambala vs Korba
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Korba.
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 Korba averaged 67 — a 27-point (40%) gap, with Ambala the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 642 days when both cities reported, Korba was cleaner on 429 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Korba peaks in January. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Korba was 0% Severe and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Korba 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Korba hit AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Korba spans 2 stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75).