Chandigarh vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh 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, Chandigarh averaged an AQI of 153 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 51-point (50%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 1802 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 1055 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Karnal peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).