Dhule vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhule 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, Dhule averaged an AQI of 103 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Dhule the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 493 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 261 of them; the average daily gap was 39 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Dhule logged 0% Severe days and 47.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhule 35 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dhule has improved by 5 AQI points (4.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dhule reached AQI 276 at Deopur (MPCB) on 2023-11-07; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Dhule spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 105, max 105); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).