Karnal vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Muzaffarnagar.
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 Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 77-point (75%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 1758 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 1467 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Karnal peaks in November, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Karnal logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).