Begusarai vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai 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, Begusarai averaged an AQI of 128 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 26-point (25%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 323 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 241 of them; the average daily gap was 124 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Karnal peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).