Ambala vs Shivamogga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Shivamogga.
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 Shivamogga averaged 55 — a 39-point (71%) gap, with Ambala the more polluted and Shivamogga the cleaner of the two. On 1399 days when both cities reported, Shivamogga was cleaner on 1250 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Shivamogga peaks in February. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shivamogga was 0% Severe and 97.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Shivamogga 233 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Shivamogga has improved by 16 AQI points (22.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Shivamogga hit AQI 202 at Vinoba Nagara (KSPCB) on 2021-08-04.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Shivamogga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).