Ambala vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Pune.
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 Pune averaged 97 — a 3-point (3%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Ambala the cleaner of the two. On 1482 days when both cities reported, Ambala was cleaner on 830 of them; the average daily gap was 60 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; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).