Karnal vs Pimpri-Chinchwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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 Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged 114 — a 12-point (12%) gap, with Pimpri-Chinchwad the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 340 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 209 of them; the average daily gap was 62 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; Pimpri-Chinchwad was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Pimpri-Chinchwad hit AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127).