Coimbatore vs Panipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Coimbatore and Panipat.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Coimbatore | Panipat |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 2.60 | 101.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 2.80 | 300.80 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 4.10 | 38.90 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 2.20 | 27.80 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 47.00 | 82.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 169.00 | 573.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Coimbatore averaged an AQI of 66 while Panipat averaged 121 — a 55-point (83%) gap, with Panipat the more polluted and Coimbatore the cleaner of the two. On 830 days when both cities reported, Coimbatore was cleaner on 763 of them; the average daily gap was 99 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Coimbatore logged 0% Severe days and 90.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panipat was 1.1% Severe and 33.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Coimbatore 32 days, Panipat 38 days.
Year-over-year progress
Coimbatore has improved by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2019 to 2024; Panipat has improved by 51 AQI points (29.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Coimbatore reached AQI 279 at SIDCO Kurichi (TNPCB) on 2024-09-28; Panipat hit AQI 475 at Sector-18 (HSPCB) on 2019-10-30.
Station-level disparity
Coimbatore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 1-point spread (min 63, max 64); Panipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 152, max 152).
Verdict
🏆 Coimbatore has better air quality with an AQI of 4 compared to Panipat's 251. That's a significant difference of 247 points.