Durgapur vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur 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, Durgapur averaged an AQI of 174 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 72-point (71%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 209 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 164 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Karnal peaks in November. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).