Charkhi Dādri vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Charkhi Dādri 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, Charkhi Dādri averaged an AQI of 145 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 43-point (42%) gap, with Charkhi Dādri the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 1415 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 1081 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Charkhi Dādri logged 0.7% Severe days and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Charkhi Dādri 48 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Charkhi Dādri has improved by 51 AQI points (26%) from 2020 to 2024; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Charkhi Dādri reached AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Charkhi Dādri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).