Cuddalore vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuddalore 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, Cuddalore averaged an AQI of 52 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 51-point (98%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Cuddalore the cleaner of the two. On 315 days when both cities reported, Cuddalore was cleaner on 260 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuddalore peaks in January, while Patiala peaks in November. Cuddalore logged 0% Severe days and 90.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuddalore 34 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Cuddalore reached AQI 329 at Kudikadu (TNPCB) on 2024-04-05; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Cuddalore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 11-point spread (min 46, max 57); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).