Kārwār vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kārwār and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 28-point (51%) gap, with Surat the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 207 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 106 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kārwār peaks in January, while Surat peaks in November. Kārwār logged 0% Severe days and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kārwār 34 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kārwār reached AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Kārwār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).