Chittoor vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chittoor 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, Chittoor averaged an AQI of 76 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 27-point (36%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Chittoor the cleaner of the two. On 565 days when both cities reported, Chittoor was cleaner on 438 of them; the average daily gap was 49 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chittoor peaks in October, while Patiala peaks in November. Chittoor logged 0% Severe days and 84.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chittoor 37 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chittoor has worsened by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2022 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chittoor reached AQI 348 at Gangineni Cheruvu (APPCB) on 2023-11-13; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Chittoor spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 72, max 72); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).