Bhagalpur vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur 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, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 61-point (59%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 1090 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 926 of them; the average daily gap was 98 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Patiala peaks in November. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).