Ambala vs Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Mumbai.
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 Mumbai averaged 93 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Ambala the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 1680 days when both cities reported, Ambala was cleaner on 1173 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Mumbai peaks in December. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mumbai was 0.5% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Mumbai 58 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Mumbai hit AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Mumbai spans 29 stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151).