Kannur vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur 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, Kannur averaged an AQI of 65 while Karnal averaged 102 — a 37-point (57%) gap, with Karnal the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 1328 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 1023 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Karnal peaks in November. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).