Baripāda vs Kārwār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda 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, Baripāda averaged an AQI of 121 while Kārwār averaged 55 — a 66-point (120%) gap, with Baripāda the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 249 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 236 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Baripāda logged 0% Severe days and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kārwār was 0% Severe and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Kārwār 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Kārwār hit AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Kārwār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58).