Karnal vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Karnal and Varanasi.
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 Varanasi averaged 56 — a 46-point (82%) gap, with Karnal the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1617 days when both cities reported, Karnal was cleaner on 828 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Karnal peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Karnal logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Karnal 53 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) from 2019 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Karnal reached AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Karnal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).