Kārwār vs Ludhiana
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kārwār and Ludhiana.
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, Kārwār averaged an AQI of 55 while Ludhiana averaged 117 — a 62-point (113%) gap, with Ludhiana the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Kārwār peaks in January, while Ludhiana peaks in November. Kārwār logged 0% Severe days and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ludhiana was 0.3% Severe and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kārwār 34 days, Ludhiana 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kārwār reached AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21; Ludhiana hit AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14.
Station-level disparity
Kārwār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58); Ludhiana spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118).