Ambala vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Rishīkesh.
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 Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 20-point (27%) gap, with Ambala the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 575 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 447 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).