Ahmedabad vs Kārwār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Kārwār.
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, Ahmedabad averaged an AQI of 117 while Kārwār averaged 55 — a 62-point (113%) gap, with Ahmedabad the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 274 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 272 of them; the average daily gap was 122 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ahmedabad peaks in November, while Kārwār peaks in January. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kārwār was 0% Severe and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Kārwār 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ahmedabad has worsened by 52 AQI points (80%) from 2016 to 2024; Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Kārwār hit AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Kārwār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58).