Kalyān vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalyān 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, Kalyān averaged an AQI of 95 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 7-point (7%) gap, with Karnal the more polluted and Kalyān the cleaner of the two. On 1306 days when both cities reported, Kalyān was cleaner on 699 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalyān peaks in January, while Karnal peaks in November. Kalyān logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalyān 78 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalyān has improved by 4 AQI points (4%) from 2019 to 2024; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalyān reached AQI 414 at Khadakpada (MPCB) on 2022-01-24; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Kalyān spans 2 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 98, max 116); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).