Karnal vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Saharsa.
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 Saharsa averaged 139 — a 37-point (36%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 860 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 645 of them; the average daily gap was 97 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Karnal peaks in November, while Saharsa peaks in January. Karnal logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).