Charkhi Dādri vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Charkhi Dādri 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, Charkhi Dādri averaged an AQI of 145 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 42-point (41%) gap, with Charkhi Dādri the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 1501 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 1281 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Charkhi Dādri logged 0.7% Severe days and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Charkhi Dādri 48 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Charkhi Dādri has improved by 51 AQI points (26%) from 2020 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Charkhi Dādri reached AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Charkhi Dādri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).