Araria vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria 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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Araria averaged an AQI of 167 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 65-point (64%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 779 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 555 of them; the average daily gap was 85 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Karnal peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).