Karnal vs Kolār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Kolār.
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 Kolār averaged 65 — a 37-point (57%) gap, with Karnal the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 1015 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 790 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Karnal peaks in November, while Kolār peaks in September. Karnal logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolār was 0.9% Severe and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Kolār 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Kolār hit AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Kolār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).