Baripāda vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda 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, Baripāda averaged an AQI of 121 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 18-point (17%) gap, with Baripāda the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 699 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 425 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Baripāda peaks in January, while Patiala peaks in November. Baripāda logged 0% Severe days and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).