Karnal vs Samastipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Samastipur.
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 Samastipur averaged 134 — a 32-point (31%) gap, with Samastipur the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 732 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 558 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Karnal peaks in November, while Samastipur peaks in January. Karnal logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Samastipur was 1.4% Severe and 23.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Samastipur 9 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Samastipur has improved by 84 AQI points (38.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Samastipur hit AQI 459 at DM Office Kasipur (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Samastipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 177, max 177).