Karnal vs Ujjain
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Ujjain.
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 Ujjain averaged 116 — a 14-point (14%) gap, with Ujjain the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 1880 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 994 of them; the average daily gap was 56 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; Ujjain was 0.1% Severe and 33.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Ujjain 67 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Ujjain has improved by 71 AQI points (38%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Ujjain hit AQI 500 at Mahakaleshwar Temple (MPPCB) on 2023-03-10.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Ujjain spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 131, max 131).