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Davanagere vs Patiala

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Davanagere and Patiala.

Cleaner right now: Davanagere (410-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Davanagere cleaner 987/1100 daysYoY 20212024: Davanagere +9.6% · Patiala +8.4%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Davanagere

Karnataka, India

Good

PM2.5: 6.5 µg/m³

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Patiala

Punjab, India

Severe

PM2.5: 89.2 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantDavanagerePatiala
PM2.5(µg/m³)6.5089.20
PM10(µg/m³)9.80463.80
NO₂(µg/m³)5.1011.60
SO₂(µg/m³)1.9013.20
O₃(µg/m³)40.00111.00
CO(µg/m³)145.00551.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Davanagere averaged an AQI of 57 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 46-point (81%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 1100 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 987 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Davanagere peaks in March, while Patiala peaks in November. Davanagere logged 0% Severe days and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Davanagere 35 days, Patiala 86 days.

Year-over-year progress

Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Davanagere reached AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.

Station-level disparity

Davanagere spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).

Verdict

🏆 Davanagere has better air quality with an AQI of 11 compared to Patiala's 421. That's a significant difference of 410 points.

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