Aizawl vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aizawl and Patiala.
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, Aizawl averaged an AQI of 46 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 57-point (124%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Aizawl the cleaner of the two. On 1468 days when both cities reported, Aizawl was cleaner on 1317 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aizawl peaks in March, while Patiala peaks in November. Aizawl logged 0% Severe days and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aizawl 76 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aizawl has worsened by 16 AQI points (53.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aizawl reached AQI 208 at Sikulpuikawn Aizawl (PCB) on 2021-01-20; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Aizawl spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 43, max 43); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).