Gadag vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag 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, Gadag averaged an AQI of 53 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 49-point (92%) gap, with Karnal the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 996 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 857 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Karnal peaks in November. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).