Darbhanga vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga 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 2023, Darbhanga averaged an AQI of 365 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 262-point (254%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 405 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 326 of them; the average daily gap was 104 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Patiala peaks in November. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).