Belgaum vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum 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, Belgaum averaged an AQI of 58 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 44-point (76%) gap, with Karnal the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 718 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 540 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Belgaum peaks in January, while Karnal peaks in November. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).