Ambala vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ambala and Tumkur.
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 Tumkur averaged 88 — a 6-point (7%) gap, with Ambala the more polluted and Tumkur the cleaner of the two. On 490 days when both cities reported, Tumkur was cleaner on 250 of them; the average daily gap was 45 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ambala peaks in November, while Tumkur peaks in December. Ambala logged 0.2% Severe days and 46.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ambala 44 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ambala has improved by 52 AQI points (35.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ambala reached AQI 452 at Patti Mehar (HSPCB) on 2020-11-04; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Ambala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 126, max 126); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).