Karnal vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 17-point (20%) gap, with Karnal the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 1460 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1062 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Karnal logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).