Delhi vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi 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, Delhi averaged an AQI of 210 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 108-point (106%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 2024 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 2011 of them; the average daily gap was 166 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).