Karnal vs Kārwār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal 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, Karnal averaged an AQI of 102 while Kārwār averaged 55 — a 47-point (85%) gap, with Karnal the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 255 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 233 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Karnal peaks in November, while Kārwār peaks in January. Karnal logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kārwār was 0% Severe and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Kārwār 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Kārwār hit AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Kārwār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58).