Agartala vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agartala and Karnal.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Agartala | Karnal |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 37.30 | 107.60 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 40.40 | 257.00 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 23.00 | 51.00 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.10 | 13.40 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 23.00 | 17.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 281.00 | 1055.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Agartala averaged an AQI of 140 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 38-point (37%) gap, with Agartala the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 980 days when both cities reported, Agartala was cleaner on 555 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Agartala peaks in January, while Karnal peaks in November. Agartala logged 0% Severe days and 52.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agartala 87 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agartala has improved by 13 AQI points (8.5%) from 2020 to 2024; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agartala reached AQI 364 at Kunjaban Agartala (SPCB) on 2022-12-16; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Agartala spans 2 CPCB stations with a 10-point spread (min 109, max 119); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).
Verdict
🏆 Agartala has better air quality with an AQI of 63 compared to Karnal's 259. That's a significant difference of 196 points.