Gangtok vs Kārwār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gangtok and Kārwār.
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, Gangtok averaged an AQI of 48 while Kārwār averaged 55 — a 7-point (15%) gap, with Kārwār the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 214 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 126 of them; the average daily gap was 23 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gangtok peaks in March, while Kārwār peaks in January. Gangtok logged 0% Severe days and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kārwār was 0% Severe and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gangtok 94 days, Kārwār 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gangtok reached AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16; Kārwār hit AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Gangtok spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Kārwār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58).