Karnal vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Tumkur.
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 Tumkur averaged 88 — a 14-point (16%) gap, with Karnal the more polluted and Tumkur the cleaner of the two. On 506 days when both cities reported, Tumkur was cleaner on 256 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Karnal peaks in November, while Tumkur peaks in December. Karnal logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).