Kārwār vs Siliguri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kārwār and Siliguri.
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 Siliguri averaged 81 — a 26-point (47%) gap, with Siliguri the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 257 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 222 of them; the average daily gap was 37 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kārwār peaks in January, while Siliguri peaks in February. Kārwār logged 0% Severe days and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Siliguri was 0.1% Severe and 61.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kārwār 34 days, Siliguri 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Siliguri has improved by 39 AQI points (32.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kārwār reached AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21; Siliguri hit AQI 415 at Ward-32 Bapupara (WBPCB) on 2018-02-08.
Station-level disparity
Kārwār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58); Siliguri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 107, max 107).