Kārwār vs Mangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kārwār and Mangalore.
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 Mangalore averaged 61 — a 6-point (11%) gap, with Mangalore the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 246 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 170 of them; the average daily gap was 22 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kārwār peaks in January, while Mangalore peaks in February. Kārwār logged 0% Severe days and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mangalore was 0% Severe and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kārwār 34 days, Mangalore 64 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kārwār reached AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21; Mangalore hit AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Kārwār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58); Mangalore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).