Karnal vs Kochi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Kochi.
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 Kochi averaged 91 — a 11-point (12%) gap, with Karnal the more polluted and Kochi the cleaner of the two. On 1107 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 691 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Karnal peaks in November, while Kochi peaks in January. Karnal logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kochi was 0% Severe and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Kochi 80 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Kochi hit AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Kochi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).