Darbhanga vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga 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 2023, Darbhanga averaged an AQI of 365 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 263-point (258%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 383 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 300 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Karnal peaks in November. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).