Ambala vs Mangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Mangalore.
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 Mangalore averaged 61 — a 33-point (54%) gap, with Ambala the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1126 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 880 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Mangalore peaks in February. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mangalore was 0% Severe and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Mangalore 64 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Mangalore hit AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Mangalore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).