Karnal vs Panchkula
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Panchkula.
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 Panchkula averaged 117 — a 15-point (15%) gap, with Panchkula the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 1273 days when both cities reported, Panchkula was cleaner on 904 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Karnal peaks in November, while Panchkula peaks in December. Karnal logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panchkula was 0.1% Severe and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Panchkula 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Panchkula has improved by 74 AQI points (38.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Panchkula hit AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Panchkula spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).