Karnal vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Rajgir.
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 Rajgir averaged 124 — a 22-point (22%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 816 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 509 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Karnal peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Karnal logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).