Ambala vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Madikeri.
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 Madikeri averaged 35 — a 59-point (169%) gap, with Ambala the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1309 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1272 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Madikeri peaks in February. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).