Karnal vs Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Mumbai.
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 Mumbai averaged 93 — a 9-point (10%) gap, with Karnal the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 1676 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 1146 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Karnal peaks in November, while Mumbai peaks in December. Karnal logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mumbai was 0.5% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Mumbai 58 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Mumbai hit AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Mumbai spans 29 stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151).