Ambala vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Rajgir.
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 Rajgir averaged 124 — a 30-point (32%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Ambala the cleaner of the two. On 777 days when both cities reported, Ambala was cleaner on 453 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).