Baripāda vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda and Patna.
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 Patna averaged 172 — a 51-point (42%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Baripāda the cleaner of the two. On 706 days when both cities reported, Baripāda was cleaner on 677 of them; the average daily gap was 133 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Baripāda peaks in January, while Patna peaks in December. Baripāda logged 0% Severe days and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).