Ambala vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 21-point (22%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Ambala the cleaner of the two. On 349 days when both cities reported, Ambala was cleaner on 257 of them; the average daily gap was 61 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; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).